Tekoapora
(Redirected from Vitalius wacketi)
| Tekoapora | |
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| 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[1] |
| Species: | T. wacketi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tekoapora wacketi (Mello-Leitão, 1923)[2] | |
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Tekoapora is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It contains the single species Tekoapora wacketi.[2]
Distribution
[edit]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.[1]
Etymology
[edit]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.[1]
The species is named after M. Wacket, who collected the male holotype in 1900.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 "Gen. Tekoapora Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1923). "Theraphosideas do Brasil". Revista do Museu Paulista. 13: 1–438.
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