Acanthoscurria sacsayhuaman Ferretti, Ochoa & Chaparro, 2016

Peru ♂

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Taxonomy and History

Scientific Name : Acanthoscurria sacsayhuaman

Described By: Ferretti, Ochoa & Chaparro, 2016
Researcher Profile: Nelson Ferretti, José A. Ochoa, Juan C. Chaparro
Genus: Acanthoscurria
Etymology: Noun in apposition referred the name of the Inca fortress located 2 km from the city Cusco, and location where the holotype was captured in the department of Cusco, Peru
Original Type Locality: Cusco, Valle de Sacsayhuaman, 0.5 km al este de Huayllarcocha, 13°29’52.12”S – 71°58’37.42”W, 3690 m, 20 septiembre 2001, col. J. C. Chaparro.

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Acanthoscurria sacsayhuaman

Holotype : ♂ (MHCN?), Peru

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Una nueva especie de Acanthoscurria (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae) sin órgano estridulador, del sur de Perú

Nelson Ferretti, José A. Ochoa, Juan C. Chaparro ,2016
Acanthoscurria sacsayhuaman sp. nov. (Araneae: Theraphosidae) is described based on a male from Cusco, Peru. The new species is characterized by the absence of stridulatory bristles on retrolateral face of palpal trochanter. Moreover, it can be distinguished by morphology of the male palpal bulb and tibial apophysis of the first pair of legs. The genus is recorded for the first time for Peru.
Revista Peruana de Biología 23(2): 89-94
- Acanthoscurria sacsayhuaman

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