Tmesiphantes mutquina is a species of theraphosid spider in the subfamily Theraphosinae. It is native to Argentina.[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: | Tmesiphantes |
| Species: | T. mutquina
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| Tmesiphantes mutquina (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014)[1]
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Taxonomy
editThe species was first described in 2014 as Melloleitaoina mutquina.[1] The specific name matquina comes from the Quechua language, meaning "a place or thing to smell", and is the name of the type locality, Mutquín. When it rains there, herbs release a pleasant smell.[2] In 2019, it was transferred to the genus Tmesiphantes.[1]
Characteristics
editTmesiphantes mutquina is only known from the male, which has a relatively straight embolus lacking any subapical triangular spine.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Taxon details Tmesiphantes mutquina (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ a b Perafán, C. & Pérez-Miles, F. (2014). "Three new species of Melloleitaoina Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1960 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from northern Argentina". ZooKeys (404): 17–129. Bibcode:2014ZooK..404..117P. doi:10.3897/zookeys.404.6243. PMC 4023263. PMID 24843274.
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