Catumiri

{{Short description| Genus of spiders}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Catumiri

| authority = Guadanucci, 2004

| type_species = C. petropolium

| type_species_authority = Guadanucci, 2004

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = 5, see text

}}

Catumiri is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by J. P. L. Guadanucci in 2004.{{cite journal| last=Guadanucci| first=J. P. L.| year=2004| title=Description of Catumiri n. gen. and three new species (Theraphosidae: Ischnocolinae)| journal=Zootaxa| pages=1–14| volume=671| doi=10.11646/zootaxa.671.1.1}} The name is derived from the Tupi "Catumiri", meaning "very small".

Description

Members of Catumiri have a labium that is much wider than long, and also houses few cuspules along with the maxillae. The anterior scopula is divided by setae, and the spermathecae of females only have one lobe/terminus. There is a row of spines on the prolateral region of the tarsal claw of males.

Species

{{as of|2019|12}} it contains 5 species, found in Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile:{{cite journal| title=Gen. Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004| website=World Spider Catalog Version 20.0| accessdate=2020-01-31| year=2020| publisher=Natural History Museum Bern| url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3333| doi=10.24436/2| last1=Gloor| first1=Daniel| last2=Nentwig| first2=Wolfgang| last3=Blick| first3=Theo| last4=Kropf| first4=Christian}}

In synonymy:

  • C. uruguayense Guadanucci, 2004 = Catumiri parvum (Keyserling, 1878)

See also

References

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Category:Theraphosidae genera

Category:Spiders of South America

Category:Theraphosidae

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