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Genus of spiders

Umbyquyra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Umbyquyra
Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018
Type species
U. paranaiba Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018
Species

12, see text

Umbyquyra is a genus of South American tarantulas first described in 2018 by Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas. They are found exclusively in Brazil and Bolivia. The name Umbyquyra derives from the words "pointed bird beak" in the native Tupi language, which makes reference to the palpal bulb.

Description

The species of this genus range from 18 to 44 cm. Usually they are dark brown in coloration, with legs that are a lighter shade of brown. The side of their abdomens are usually covered in reddish or golden hairs. All of them have eight eyes, ringed with black coloration.

Species

As of December 2024 it contains twelve species:

References

  1. ^ "Gen. Umbyquyra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  2. ^ Gargiulo, F. de F.; Brescovit, A. D.; Lucas, S. M. (2018). "Umbyquyra gen. nov., a new tarantula spider genus from the Neotropical region (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae), with a description of eight new species". European Journal of Taxonomy (457): 1–50. doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.457.
Taxon identifiers
Umbyquyra


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