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Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
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| 2:11a | [Arachnida • 2025] Typhochlaena chapadensis • A New Species of tiny arboreal Tarantula of the Genus Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from the State of Bahia, Brazil
Abstract The genus Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850 comprises five species of tiny arboreal theraphosids found exclusively in Brazil. Some species have a colored, eye-catching pattern which make them an object of desire to the pet market, and two species were included in the Red Book of Threatened Brazilian Fauna by the Brazilian government. Typhochlaena was recovered as the sister group of the remaining aviculariines in phylogenetic analyses, as the genus retains several plesiomorphies and represents a distinct and old divergent clade. Therefore, it is important to obtain information about their species concerning distribution, habits and biology to aid in protecting their populations and species. Herein, we describe Typhochlaena chapadensis sp. nov., from the Brazilian State of Bahia, in the Chapada Diamantina region. The new species is closely related with T. curumim Bertani, 2012 but can be distinguished by the shape of the male palpal bulb, color pattern and geographic distribution. Araneae, Animal trafficking, Aviculariinae, Chapada Diamantina, Mygalomorphae, pet trade   Typhochlaena chapadensis sp. nov. Rogério BERTANI, Vinicius S. ANTUNES and Jonas E. GALLÃO. 2025. A New Species of tiny arboreal Tarantula of the Genus Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from the State of Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa. 5660(1); 102-110. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.1.6 [2025-07-08] | ||
| 3:55a | [Diplopoda • 2025] Chonodesmus muisca & C. simplex • Two New Species of the Flat-backed Millipede Genus Chonodesmus Cook, 1896 (Polydesmida: Cryptodesmidae: Cryptodesmini) from Colombia with A Redescription of the Type Species
Abstract The millipede genus Chonodesmus Cook, 1896 has so far been represented in Colombia by C. alatus (Peters, 1865) and C. regularis Cook, 1896 both from Bogotá D.C. and by C. gervaisi Hoffman, 1973 from San Agustín, Huila Department. Two new species are described here: C. muisca sp. nov. from three localities in Cundinamarca Department and C. simplex sp. nov. from Parque Natural Regional Ucumarí, Risaralda Department. Chonodesmus alatus, the type species of genus, is revised, illustrated and with its lectotype is here designed. Chonodesmus regularis is considered as a nomen dubium, being based on an immature male holotype. Both C. alatus and C. regularis may prove to actually represent one and the same species, C. alatus by priority, but a clarification must be deferred pending the discovery of topotypes from Bogotá D.C. Diplopoda, neotropical, new species, taxonomy  Liseth Alejandra REYES-PEÑATA, Juan ROMERO-RINCON, Daniela MARTÍNEZ-TORRES and Martha J. GARCÍA-SARMIENTO. 2025. Two New Species of the Flat-backed Millipede Genus Chonodesmus Cook, 1896 (Polydesmida, Cryptodesmidae, Cryptodesmini) from Colombia with A Redescription of the Type Species. Zootaxa. 5659(2); 223-239. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.2.5 [2025-07-03] |
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