Munduruku bicoloratum
| Munduruku bicoloratum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Munduruku Miglio, Bonaldo, & Pérez-Miles, 2013[1] |
| Species: | M. bicoloratum
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| Binomial name | |
| Munduruku bicoloratum Miglio, Bonaldo, & Pérez-Miles, 2013[1]
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Munduruku bicoloratum is a theraphosid spider, endemic to Brazil, and is the only species in the monotypic genus Munduruku.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The generic name "Munduruku" comes from the Munduruku people, who inhabited the region where the types were collected. The specific name "bicoloratum" comes from Latin, meaning "two-coloured" referring to the abdominal colours.[2]
Classification[edit]
Munduruku bicoloratum could be placed in the genus Plesiopelma, but its characteristics show that this would broaden the diagnostic features of this genus too much, therefore causing it to become a nonmonophyletic group.[2]
Characteristics[edit]
This genus has a unique abdominal pattern, and has a sub-apical keel on the embolus. It also has urticating hair type III in the male, and types III and IV in the female. It also lacks a process on the first male metatarsus and has a tibial spur that has fused bases and converging branches.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Gen. Munduruku Miglio, Bonaldo & Pérez-Miles, 2013". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ a b c Miglio, L. T., Bonaldo, A. B. & Pérez-Miles, F. (2013). On Munduruku, a new theraphosid genus from Oriental Amazonia (Araneae, Mygalomorphae). Iheringia, Série Zoologia 103: 185-189.
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