A new species of Acanthoscurria (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae) without stridulatory organ, from southern Peru

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...

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Main Authors: Nelson Ferretti, José A. Ochoa, Juan C. Chaparro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 2016-08-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Biología
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Online Access:http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/12375