Cymbiapophysa magna Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2021

Colombia ♂

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Scientific Name : Cymbiapophysa magna

Described By: Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2021
Researcher Profile: Danniella Sherwood, Ray Gabriel, Antonio Domingos Brescovit, Sylvia Marlene Lucas
Genus: Cymbiapophysa
Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin magnus meaning magnificent, in reference to the shape of the male palpal bulb.
Original Type Locality: Colombia

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A new species of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 from Colombia and a transfer from Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923 (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

Danniella Sherwood, Ray Gabriel, Antonio Domingos Brescovit, Sylvia Marlene Lucas ,2021
A new species of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020, C. magna sp. nov. is described from Colombia. Proshapalopus marimbai Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2018 is transferred to Cymbiapophysa from Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923, based on male palpal bulb and tibial apophysis morphology, female spermathecal morphology, comparative labial cuspule counts in both sexes, and biogeography, creating the new combination Cymbiapophysa marimbai comb. nov. Aspects of some structures of the male palpal bulb are also discussed.
Arachnology 18(8): 838-843
- Cymbiapophysa magna

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