Tekoapora

Tekoapora
T. wacketi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Tekoapora
Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023[2]
Species:
T. wacketi
Binomial name
Tekoapora wacketi
Synonyms
  • Pterinopelma wacketi Mello-Leitão, 1923
  • Pamphobeteus insularis Mello-Leitão, 1923
  • Pamphobeteus masculus Piza, 1939
  • Pamphobeteus platyomma Bücherl, 1949
  • Pamphobeteus litoralis Piza, 1976
  • Vitalius platyomma Schmidt, 1993
  • Aphonopelma wacketi Schmidt, 1997
  • Vitalius wacketi Bertani, 2001

Tekoapora is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It contains the single species Tekoapora wacketi.[1]

Distribution

T. wacketi is endemic to the highlands (up to 1,100 m above sea level) of the Espinhaço Mountain range and States of Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil.[2]

Etymology

The genus name is derived from the Mbayá language term "tekoá porã" (meaning "good land"), which the Mbayá people originally used to refer to the Serra do Mar region.[2]

The species is named after M. Wacket, who collected the male holotype in 1900.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Tekoapora Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  2. ^ a b c Galleti-Lima, A.; Hamilton, C. A.; Borges, L. M.; Guadanucci, J. P. L. (2023). "Phylogenomics of Lasiodoriforms: reclassification of the South American genus Vitalius Lucas, Silva and Bertani and allied genera (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11 1177627: 1–19. Bibcode:2023FrEEv..1177627G. doi:10.3389/fevo.2023.1177627.
  3. ^ Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1923). "Theraphosideas do Brasil". Revista do Museu Paulista. 13: 1–438.


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