Melloleitaoina mutquina
| Melloleitaoina mutquina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Theraphosinae |
| Genus: | Melloleitaoina |
| Species: | Melloleitaoina mutquina |
| Binomial name | |
| M. mutquina Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014 | |
Melloleitaoina mutquina is a species of theraphosid spider, in the subfamily theraphosinae. It is native to Argentina.[1]
Etymology
The specific name matquina comes from the Quichua language, meaning "a place or thing to smell", and is the name of the type locality, Mutquín. When it rains there, herbs release a pleasant smell that perfumes the village there.[2]
Characteristics
M. mutquina is only known from the male, which has an embolus which lacks any subapical triangular spine and is relatively straight.[2]
References
- ↑ Melloleitaoina mutquina Perafán & Pérez-Miles 2014. World Spider Catalog. National History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- 1 2 Perafán, C. & Pérez-Miles, F. (2014a). Three new species of Melloleitaoina Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1960 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from northern Argentina. ZooKeys 404: 117-129. Link doi:10.3897/zookeys.404.6243. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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