Colombiarachne
| Colombiarachne | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Colombiarachne Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Mora-Bolaños, Ríos-Tamayo & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025[2] |
| Species: | C. dianae
|
| Binomial name | |
| Colombiarachne dianae Sherwood, Gabriel & Peñaherrera-R., 2025[1]
| |
Colombiarachne is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae containing the single species, Colombiarachne dianae.[1]
Distribution
Colombiarachne dianae is endemic to the Pacific lowlands of Colombia.[1][2]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of "Colombia" and "arachne" (spider). C. dianae honors Colombian zoologist Diana Arzuza Buelvas.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Colombiarachne Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Mora-Bolaños, Ríos-Tamayo & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ^ a b c Peñaherrera-R., P.; Mora-Bolaños, J.; Guerrero-Campoverde, A.; León-E., R. J.; Ríos-Tamayo, D.; Gabriel, R.; Sherwood, D.; Cisneros-Heredia, D. F. (2025). "A new species of Reversopelma Schmidt, 2001 from Ecuador, and two new tarantula genera from Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Arachnology. 20: 462–472. doi:10.13156/arac.2024.20.3.14.