Tapinauchenius polybotes Hüsser, 2018

Lesser Antilles (St. Lucia) ♂♀

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Tapinauchenius polybotes

Photo by Martin Husser

Tapinauchenius polybotes

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Taxonomy and History

Scientific Name : Tapinauchenius polybotes

Described By: Hüsser, 2018
Researcher Profile: Martin Hüsser
Genus: Tapinauchenius
Etymology: The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, referring to the giant Polybotes originating in the Greek mythology and is in reference to the large size of the species compared to congeners of the genus and subfamily in general.
Original Type Locality: Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles

Specimen Records

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Tapinauchenius polybotes

Holotype : ♂ (SMF ?), Lesser Antilles (St. Lucia)

♀ (MHCOL0034), Lesser Antilles (St. Lucia)

♂ (MHCOL0048), Lesser Antilles (St. Lucia)

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A first phylogenetic analysis reveals a new arboreal tarantula genus from South America with description of a new species and two new species of Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)

Martin Hüsser ,2018
Based on molecular and morphological phylogenetic analyses a new genus of Theraphosidae is described, Pseudoclamoris gen. n. Tapinauchenius gigas and Tapinauchenius elenae are transferred to Pseudoclamoris and a new species of Pseudoclamoris from the Amazon Region is described: P. burgessi sp. n. Two new species of Tapinauchenius from the Caribbean are described: T. rasti sp. n. and T. polybotes sp. n. Tapinauchenius subcaeruleus is considered a nomen dubium. Psalmopoeinae subfamily is diagnosed based on molecular and morphological phylogenies, and Pseudoclamoris gen. n. and Ephebopus Simon, 1892 are included. A taxonomic key for Psalmopoeinae genera Tapinauchenius, Pseudoclamoris, Psalmopoeus, and Ephebopus is provided.
ZooKeys 784: 59–93
- Pseudoclamoris burgessi, Tapinauchenius polybotes, Tapinauchenius rasti

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