Cuiambuca
| Cuiambuca | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Subfamily: | Sparianthinae |
| Genus: | Cuiambuca Rheims, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. vacabrava Rheims, 2023
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| Species | |
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3, see text | |
Cuiambuca is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae.[2]
Distribution
Cuiambuca is known only from Brazil.[2]
Etymology
The genus name is from a Brazilian noun cuiambuca (originally from Tupi kuîmbuka) for a bowl made from gourd, referring to the shape of the vulva.[1]
C. aratangi refers to the old name of the city Araçoiaba, Chã do Monte de Aratangi. C. borborema is named after the location of the Ecological Station of Murici, Planalto de Borborema. C. vacabrava is named after the Sítio Vaca Brava.[1]
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes three species:[2]
- Cuiambuca aratangi Rheims, 2023 – Brazil
- Cuiambuca borborema Rheims, 2023 – Brazil
- Cuiambuca vacabrava Rheims, 2023 – Brazil
References
- ^ a b c Rheims, C. A. (2023). "Cuiambuca gen. nov., a new genus of Sparianthinae spiders (Araneae: Sparassidae) from Brazil". European Journal of Taxonomy. 856: 152–169. doi:10.5852/ejt.2023.856.2035.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Cuiambuca Rheims, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.