This species is 64% complete

Dolichothele mottai Revollo, da Silva & Bertani, 2017

Brazil ♂♀

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Dolichothele mottai

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Taxonomy and History

Scientific Name : Dolichothele mottai

Described By: Revollo, da Silva & Bertani, 2017
Researcher Profile: Irene Soliz Revollo, Pedro Ismael da Silva Júnior, Rogério Bertani
Genus: Dolichothele
Etymology: The specific name is a patronym in honor of the arachnologist Dr. Paulo Cesar Motta, for his contributions to the taxonomy and biology of mygalomorphs inhabiting the Brazilian Cerrado region.
Original Type Locality: Distrito Federal, Brasília, Reserva Ecológica do IBGE

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Dolichothele mottai

Holotype : ♀ (DZUB 8246), Brazil

Paratype : ♂ (DZUB 8248), Brazil

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Two new Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923 species from Brazil and Bolivia (Araneae, Theraphosidae)

Irene Soliz Revollo, Pedro Ismael da Silva Júnior, Rogério Bertani ,2017
Two new species of Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923 are described from Brazil and Bolivia, D. mottai sp. n. from Distrito Federal and the state of Goiás, Brazil, and D. camargorum sp. n. from the state of Rondônia, Brazil, and the La Paz region, Bolivia. Males of the two new species resemble Dolichothele bolivianum (Vol, 2001) in having a small subapical keel on the distal embolus and females in particular by the short spermatheca. Dolichothele bolivianum is redescribed, and its geographical distribution is herein restricted to Bolivia and the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil.
ZooKeys 724: 1-20
- Dolichothele mottai, Dolichothele camargorum

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