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Issue: Vol. 1115 No. 1: 27 Jan. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-01-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1115.1.3
Page range: 61-68
Abstract views: 62
PDF downloaded: 3

Megaphobema teceae n. sp. (Araneae, Theraphosidae), a new theraphosine spider from Brazilian Amazonia

Seccíon Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias, Iguá 4225, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
Coordenação de Zoologia, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Magalhães Barata, 376, Caixa Postal 399, 66040-170, Belém, PA, Brazil
Coordenação de Zoologia, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Magalhães Barata, 376, Caixa Postal 399, 66040-170, Belém, PA, Brazil
Araneae Theraphosidae Megaphobema Brazilian Amazon Neotropical Taxonomy

Abstract

A new species from Juruti River Plateau, Juruti, Pará, Brazil that fits the generic characters of Megaphobema is described. Megaphobema teceae n. sp. differs from the other four species known in this genus mainly by the presence of a conspicuous post-ocular process. This is the first record of the genus to both oriental Amazon and Brazil.

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