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Issue: Vol. 5722 No. 4: 21 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5722.4.1
Page range: 451-484
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Description of seven new species of Theraphosidae (Araneae, Theraphosinae; Ischnocolinae) from Ecuador, along with the identification of a new variation of type I urticating setae

Museum of Nature Hamburg; Zoologie; Leibniz-Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB); Center for Taxonomy and Morphology; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3; 20146 Hamburg; Germany.; Research Associate; American Museum of Natural History; New York; NY; U.S.A.
Museum of Nature Hamburg; Zoologie; Leibniz-Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB); Center for Taxonomy and Morphology; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3; 20146 Hamburg; Germany.
Araneae Diversity spiders urticating setae type I

Abstract

Seven Theraphosidae species are newly described from Ecuador: from the genus Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901: Pamphobeteus contramina sp. nov. (male, female) and Pamphobeteus guacamayos sp. nov. (female); from the genus Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994, Thrixopelma supay sp. nov. (female) and Thrixopelma michaeli sp. nov. (male); from the genus Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875, Hapalopus planetearth sp. nov. (female); and from the genus Holothele Karsch, 1879, Holothele incurva sp. nov. (male) and, Holothele tsala sp. nov. (female). Images of a male syntype of Pamphobeteus augusti (Simon, 1889) are included, along with a distribution map of all Pamphobeteus species found in Ecuador. The presence and distribution of urticating abdominal setae type I, III and IV are discussed, and a new variation of type I urticating setae is described.

 

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How to Cite

Dupérre, N. & Tapia, E. (2025) Description of seven new species of Theraphosidae (Araneae, Theraphosinae; Ischnocolinae) from Ecuador, along with the identification of a new variation of type I urticating setae. Zootaxa, 5722 (4), 451–484. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5722.4.1