Three new species of Melloleitaoina Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1960 (Araneae,Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from northern Argentina |
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| Authors: | Carlos Perafán Fernando Pérez-Miles |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Universidad de La República, Facultad de Ciencias, Sección Entomología, Iguá 4225, Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| Abstract: | Three new species of the monotypic genus Melloleitaoina Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1960 are described from northern Argentina: M. mutquinasp. n., M. urusp. n. and M. yupanquisp. n. The female specimen originally described as M. crassifemur is not conspecific with the male holotype and thus is removed from this species and described as M. urusp. n.; M. crassifemur is redescribed. All species are diagnosed, illustrated and a key to species is provided. |
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| Keywords: | Tarantula taxonomy Theraphosinae |
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