Catumiri

Catumiri is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by J. P. L. Guadanucci in 2004.[2] The name is derived from the Tupi "Catumiri", meaning "very small".[2]

Catumiri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Catumiri
Guadanucci, 2004[1]
Type species
C. petropolium
Guadanucci, 2004
Species

4, see text

Description

Members of Catumiri have a labium that is much wider than long, and also houses few cuspules along with the maxillae. The anterior scopula is divided by setae, and the spermathecae of females only have one lobe/terminus. There is a row of spines on the prolateral region of the tarsal claw of males.[2]

Species

As of December 2019 it contains four species, found in Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile:[1]

In synonymy:

  • C. uruguayense Guadanucci, 2004 = Catumiri parvum (Keyserling, 1878)
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See also

References
  1. Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. Guadanucci, J. P. L. (2004). "Description of Catumiri n. gen. and three new species (Theraphosidae: Ischnocolinae)". Zootaxa. 671: 1–14. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.671.1.1.


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