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

Journal

ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS
Volume 85, Issue 1, Pages 235-243

Publisher

ACAD BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652013005000007

Keywords

cave; mygalomorph; new species; spider taxonomy; tarantula

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  1. Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa no Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) [2008/05678-7]
  2. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) Research Fellow - Brazil

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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.

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