Ybyrapora gamba
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Ybyrapora gamba ( Syn . : Avicularia gamba ) is a species of spider fromthe tarantula family (Theraphosidae). It was first described in 2009. The species was named after the Brazilian NGO "GAMBÁ - Grupo Ambientalista da Bahia". The rainforest area of Reserva Jequitibá , from which the animals described come from, was protected on the initiative of this group.
distribution
The animals described come from a small area near Elísio Medrado , Bahia , which is west of Salvador and are endemic there .
features
The males, like the closely related species Ybyrapora sooretama and Ybyrapora diversipes , have no tibial apophyses. They have a brown base color with a dark brown carapace , which is fringed with light brown hair. The extremities above are dark brown in color. Legs, buttons and the carapace have longer light brown hair with a pink sheen. The underside including the sternum , labium , coxa and extremities are brown. The legs have slightly pink rings on the femora , tibiae and metatarses . A broad, orange-red longitudinal stripe dominates the opisthosoma . The side hair is colored brownish.
The female has a brown carapace with a light brown border. The legs and buttons are colored brown with longer light brown hair with a pink and blue tinge. The tarsi have U-shaped, orange spots. The underside of the spider is brown and the extremities are studded with individual longer, white hairs. The femora, tibiae and metatarsi have pink rings. The opisthosoma has a zigzag pattern. There are three red dots on a black vertical stripe with a zigzag edge. The back point is larger than the front two. The strip in the middle is connected to three laterally located strips.
Ybyrapora gamba , nymph
Ybyrapora gamba , male
Web links
Ybyrapora gamba in the World Spider Catalog
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Rogério Bertani & Caroline Sayuri Fukushima: Description of two new species of Avicularia Lamarck 1818 and redescription of Avicularia diversipes (CL Koch 1842) (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae) —three possibly threatened Brazilian species . Zootaxa 2223: 25–47 (2009) [1] (PDF; 1.1 MB)