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A new species of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel et Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from North-Western Ecuador

  • Pedro R. Peñaherrera*
  • , Taryn Ghia
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A new species of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel et Sherwood, 2020, C. bettycita sp.n., is described based on a unique combination of the male palpal bulb structures. Additionally, discussion on the distribution of the new species is provided.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)266-272
Number of pages7
JournalArthropoda Selecta
Volume34
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2025

Bibliographical note

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Funding

We thank Rafael E. Cárdenas (QCAZ), María Fernanda Checa (QCAZ), Maria Fernanda Salazar (QCAZ), Margarita López (ZSFQ), Emilia Peñaherrera-Romero (ZSFQ), and Jorge Montalvo (ZSFQ) for their support and allowing the use of their equipment, infrastructure, and access to each respective collection. Special thanks to Danniella Sherwood (Arachnology Research Association, United Kingdom) and Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia (Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador) for their valuable help providing comments on the first draft of the manuscript. Danniella Sherwood is thanked for the valuable input during peer review. The holotype male specimen deposited at the Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador was received as donations to the invertebrate collection.

Funders
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Emilia Peñaherrera-Romero
Danniella Sherwood
María Fernanda Checa
Arachnology Research Association
QCAZ

    Keywords

    • Andes
    • Aranei
    • Theraphosinae
    • Theraphosini
    • taxonomy

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