Tmesiphantes crassifemur
(Redirected from Melloleitaoina crassifemur)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Tmesiphantes |
| Species: | T. crassifemur
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| Tmesiphantes crassifemur (Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1960)[1]
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Tmesiphantes crassifemur is a species of theraphosine theraphosid spider. It is native to Argentina.[1]
Taxonomic history
[edit]In 1960, Berta Gerschman de Pikelin and Rita Schiapelli described this species as Melloleitaoina crassifemur. In 1993, Gunter Schmidt transferred the species to Dryptopelma, but this was rejected by Fernando Pérez-Miles in 1996. In 2019, the species was transferred to Tmesiphantes.[1]
Characteristics
[edit]Tmesiphantes crassifemur is only known from the male. It is characterized by a very curved embolus without any triangular tooth. The prolateral inferior embolar keel is just as long as the prolateral superior and the apex of the embolus is widened.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Taxon details Tmesiphantes crassifemur (Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1960)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2021-01-09
- ^ 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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