Megaphobema teceae Pérez-Miles, Miglio & Bonaldo, 2006

Brazil ♂♀

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Scientific Name : Megaphobema teceae

Described By: Pérez-Miles, Miglio & Bonaldo, 2006
Researcher Profile: Fernando Pérez-Miles, Laura Tavares Miglio, Alexandre Bonaldo
Genus: Megaphobema
Common Name: Columbian Giant

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Megaphobema teceae n. sp. (Araneae, Theraphosidae), a new theraphosine spider from Brazilian Amazonia

Fernando Pérez-Miles, Laura Tavares Miglio, Alexandre Bonaldo ,2006
A new species from Juruti River Plateau, Juruti, Pará, Brazil that fits the generic characters of Megaphobema is described. Megaphobema teceae n. sp. differs from the other four species known in this genus mainly by the presence of a conspicuous post-ocular process. This is the first record of the genus to both oriental Amazon and Brazil.
Zootaxa 1115: 61-68
- Megaphobema teceae

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