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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Tmesiphantes |
Species: | T. yupanqui
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Binomial name | |
Tmesiphantes yupanqui (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Tmesiphantes yupanqui is a species of spider in the subfamily Theraphosinae of the family Theraphosidae. It is endemic to Argentina. [1]
The species was first described in 2014 as Melloleitaoina yupanqui. [1] The specific name yupanqui is in honour of Atahualpa Yupanqui, a famous musician and a synonym of Héctor Aramburu. [2] In 2019, it was transferred to the genus Tmesiphantes. [1]
Tmesiphantes yupanqui has a very curved embolus with no triangular spine, and a discontinued prolateral superior keel (still on the embolus) which separates into two keels. The female spermathecae are short and with large granules. [2]