Three new species of Melloleitaoina Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1960 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from northern Argentina
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Three new species of the monotypic genus Melloleitaoina Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1960 are described from northern Argentina: M. mutquina sp. n., M. uru sp. n. and M. yupanqui sp. n. The female specimen originally described as M. crassifemur is not conspecific with the male holotype and thus is removed from this species and described as M. uru sp. n.; M. crassifemur is redescribed. All species are diagnosed, illustrated and a key to species is provided.

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Keywords

Tarantula; taxonomy; Theraphosinae; Occurrence

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Carlos Perafán
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Carlos Perafán
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Fernando Pérez-Miles
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Geographic Coverage

Northern Argentina. Catamarca, Salta and Jujuy provinces

Bounding Coordinates South West [-29.41, -66.78], North East [-22, -62.51]
Taxonomic Coverage

All species are diagnosed, illustrated and a key to species is provided.

Species  Melloleitaoina crassifemur Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1960,  Melloleitaoina mutquina,  Melloleitaoina uru,  Melloleitaoina yupanqui
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Title Three new species of Melloleitaoina Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1960 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from northern Argentina
Funding Financial support CSIC, Universidad de la República, Uruguay [CSIC C 311/102]

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Carlos Perafán
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