| Bonnetina cyaneifemur | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Clade: | Avicularioidea |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Bonnetina |
| Species: | B. cyaneifemur
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| Binomial name | |
| Bonnetina cyaneifemur (
Vol, 2000)
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Bonnetina cyaneifemur, also known as the Mexican blue femur, is a species of tarantula from the genus Bonnetina. It was first described in 2000 by Fabian Vol. [1]
The genus name is in recognition of the French arachnologist, Pierre Bonnet and the species name refers to the dark blue ( cyan) color of the spider's femurs.
It is found in Mexico and has been spotted in the Mountains near Manzanillo. [2] [3]
The spider usually makes a burrow under the topsoil or amongst branches, rocks and other forest floor debris. [4]
- ^ Vol, F. (2000a). Description de Bonnetina cyaneifemur, gen. n. & sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae) du Mexique. Arachnides 44: 2–9.
- ^ "World spider catalog". Archived from the original on 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Mexican Blue-femur Tarantula Observed". Archived from the original on 25 October 2019.
- ^ Tarantulas of the world: Kleiner Atlas der Vogelspinnen – Band 1. Published by the author, 148 pp.