Typhochlaena paschoali

Typhochlaena paschoali is a species of tarantula (family Theraphosidae), in the subfamily Aviculariinae. It is native to Brazil.[2]

Typhochlaena paschoali
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Typhochlaena
Species:
T. paschoali
Binomial name
Typhochlaena paschoali
Bertani, 2012[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 2012 by Rogério Bertani.[1] The specific name honours Elbano Paschoal de Figueiredo Moraes, a Brazilian environmentalist who died early in April 2011.[3] He was one of the founders of the non-governmental organization Grupo Ambientalista da Bahia (GAMBÁ), and was well known for his efforts in preserving the remnants of the Brazilian Atlantic forest in the state of Bahia, Brazil.[2]

Description

Typhochlaena paschoali is characterized mainly by its short, wide, straight, and multi-lobular spermathecae. It also has a brown cephalothorax and black abdomen with the dorsum (dorsal part of the abdomen) white with a zig-zag border. It is only known from the female.[2]

References
  1. "Taxon details Typhochlaena paschoali Bertani, 2012", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-01-15
  2. Bertani, R. (2012), "Revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850, Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901 and Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae)", ZooKeys, 230: 1–94, doi:10.3897/zookeys.230.3500, PMC 3494022, PMID 23166476
  3. "Typhochlaena paschoali Bertani, 2012", Tarantupedia, retrieved 2016-01-15


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