Schismatothele merida
Venezuela
Type Locality : VENEZUELA ; Tachira, San Félix
Etymology : The name is after the Merida Mountain range, present along the distribution area of this species.
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Male Activity
Seven new species of Schismatothele Karsch, 1879 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) are described,
almost doubling the diversity of the genus: S. caeri sp. nov.; S. caiquetia sp. nov.; S. merida sp. nov.;
S. moonenorum sp. nov.; S. quimbaya sp. nov.; S. timotocuica sp. nov. and S. wayana sp. nov. An
identification key for all species of Schismatothele (except S. kastoni) is presented, as well as a
complementary diagnosis for the genus. Also, a standardized nomenclature is proposed to describe the
prolateral keels of male palpal bulbs of species of Schismatothele.
European Journal of Taxonomy 861: 78-112