This species is 64% complete

Tapinauchenius rasti Hüsser, 2018

Lesser Antilles (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) ♂♀

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Tapinauchenius rasti

Photo by Martin Husser

Tapinauchenius rasti

Photo by Martin Husser

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Taxonomy and History

Scientific Name : Tapinauchenius rasti

Described By: Hüsser, 2018
Researcher Profile: Martin Hüsser
Genus: Tapinauchenius
Etymology: The specific epithet is a noun in apposition as a recognition to Bastian Rast, Switzerland, who guided the author in his early years of tarantula research and is still tremendously supportive of the author’s work.
Original Type Locality: Mt. Taboi, Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Lesser Antilles

Specimen Records

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Tapinauchenius rasti

Holotype : ♂ (SMF ?), Lesser Antilles (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)

♀ (MHCOL0087), Lesser Antilles (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)

♂ (MHCOL0076), Lesser Antilles (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)

♂ (MHCOL0075), Lesser Antilles (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)

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A first phylogenetic analysis reveals a new arboreal tarantula genus from South America with description of a new species and two new species of Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)

Martin Hüsser ,2018
Based on molecular and morphological phylogenetic analyses a new genus of Theraphosidae is described, Pseudoclamoris gen. n. Tapinauchenius gigas and Tapinauchenius elenae are transferred to Pseudoclamoris and a new species of Pseudoclamoris from the Amazon Region is described: P. burgessi sp. n. Two new species of Tapinauchenius from the Caribbean are described: T. rasti sp. n. and T. polybotes sp. n. Tapinauchenius subcaeruleus is considered a nomen dubium. Psalmopoeinae subfamily is diagnosed based on molecular and morphological phylogenies, and Pseudoclamoris gen. n. and Ephebopus Simon, 1892 are included. A taxonomic key for Psalmopoeinae genera Tapinauchenius, Pseudoclamoris, Psalmopoeus, and Ephebopus is provided.
ZooKeys 784: 59–93
- Pseudoclamoris burgessi, Tapinauchenius polybotes, Tapinauchenius rasti

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