Cymbiapophysa is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, first described by Pocock, in 1903. As of 2022 it contains 4 species. The tarantulas of this genus inhabit Central America. Males of this genus can be distinguished by the presence of a distal retrolateral apophysis on the cymbium of the male pedipalp. And females can be distinguished with twin spermathecae, by the morphology and the short and squat receptacles. [1]
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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: | Cymbiapophysa Pocock, 1903 |
| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
Distribution
editThis tarantula is found throughout Central America, in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, this tarantulas are found near the shores facing the Pacific Ocean. Their habitat is partly in the Choco Darien Moist Forest and partially the Western Ecuador Moist Forests.[1][2]
Species
edit- Cymbiapophysa velox Pocock, 1903 - Ecuador
- Cymbiapophysa yimana Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 - Peru and Ecuador
- Cymbiapophysa marimbai Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2018 - Colombia
- Cymbiapophysa magna Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2021 - Colombia
References
edit- ^ a b Gabriel, Ray; Sherwood, Danniella (30 March 2020). "Revised taxonomic placement of Pseudhapalopus Strand, 1907, with notes on some related taxa (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Arachnology. 18 (4): 301. doi:10.13156/arac.2020.18.4.301. S2CID 214703069.
- ^ "Cymbiapophysa". www.tarantupedia.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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