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Tmesiphantes hypogeus sp nov (Araneae, Theraphosidae), the first troglobitic tarantula from Brazil

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Author(s):
Bertani, Rogerio [1] ; Bichuette, Maria Elina [2] ; Pedroso, Denis R. [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Inst Butantan, Lab Especial Ecol & Evolucao, BR-05503900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Dept Ecol & Biol Evolut, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacl, Lab Aracnol, Dept Invertebrados, BR-20940040 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências; v. 85, n. 1, p. 235-243, MAR 2013.
Web of Science Citations: 12
Abstract

A new species of Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892, is described from sandstone/quartizitic caves of Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil. This is the fifth species of the genus and the first record of a troglobitic mygalomorph in Brazil. A key is presented for all Tmesiphantes species. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 08/05678-7 - Population ecology and behaviour of Brazilian subterranean fishes, genera Glaphyropoma and Copionodon Pinna, 1992 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae: Copionodontinae) from Chapada Diamantina, central Bahia
Grantee:Maria Elina Bichuette
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants