Tmesiphantes yupanqui is a species of spider in the subfamily Theraphosinae of the family Theraphosidae. It is endemic to Argentina.[1]
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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: | Tmesiphantes |
| Species: | T. yupanqui
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| Tmesiphantes yupanqui (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014)[1]
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Taxonomy edit
The species was first described in 2014 as Melloleitaoina yupanqui.[1] The specific name yupanqui is in honour of Atahualpa Yupanqui, a famous musician and a synonym of Héctor Aramburu.[2] In 2019, it was transferred to the genus Tmesiphantes.[1]
Characteristics edit
Tmesiphantes yupanqui has a very curved embolus with no triangular spine, and a discontinued prolateral superior keel (still on the embolus) which separates into two keels. The female spermathecae are short and with large granules.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Taxon details Tmesiphantes yupanqui (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ a b Perafán, C. & Pérez-Miles, F. (2014). "Three new species of Melloleitaoina Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1960 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from northern Argentina". ZooKeys (404): 17–129. doi:10.3897/zookeys.404.6243. PMC 4023263. PMID 24843274.
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