Hapalopus aymara a new species of tarantula from Bolivia (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae)

Abstract

ABSTRACT.A new species of Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae) from Bolivia is described and illustrated, based in males and females.

Four new species and two new genera of theraphosid spider from Bolivia (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

“…These include world-famous ecoregions such as the Yungas and the Chaco. At present, there are currently 13 genera, with 21 species of theraphosid spider recorded from Bolivia (World Spider Catalog 2023): Acanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909, Acanthoscurria insubtilis Simon, 1892, Acanthoscurria musculosa Simon, 1892, Acanthoscurria theraphosoides (Doleschall, 1871), Avicularia avicularia (Linnaeus, 1758), Avicularia rufa Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945, Cyclosternum ledezmae (Vol, 2001), Cyriocosmus blenginii Pérez-Miles, 1998, Cyriocosmus perezmilesi Kaderka, 2007, Dolichothele bolivianum (Vol, 2001), Dolichothele camargorum Revollo, da Silva & Bertani, 2017, Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer, 1837), Hapalopus aymara Perdomo, Panzera & Pérez-Miles, 2009, Hapalotremus albipes Simon, 1903, Hapalotremus kuka Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018, Hapalotremus yuraqchanka Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021, Holothele longipes (L. Koch in Ausserer, 1875), Lasiodora boliviana (Simon, 1892), Pamphobeteus antinous Pocock, 1903, Pseudhapalopus aculeatus Strand, 1907, and Umbyquyra acuminatum (Schmidt & Tesmoingt, 2005). However, much of the country remains understudied faunistically and, as such, there are undoubtedly many more species awaiting discovery.…”