Catumiri Explained

Catumiri is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by J. P. L. Guadanucci in 2004.^[1] The name is derived from the Tupi "Catumiri", meaning "very small".

Description

Members of Catumiri have a labium that is much wider than long, and also houses few cuspules along with the maxillae. The anterior scopula is divided by setae, and the spermathecae of females only have one lobe/terminus. There is a row of spines on the prolateral region of the tarsal claw of males.

Species

it contains 5 species, found in Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile:^[2]

• Catumiri argentinense (Mello-Leitão, 1941) – Chile, Argentina
• Catumiri chicaoi Guadanucci, 2004 – Brazil
• Catumiri parvum (Keyserling, 1878) – Brazil, Uruguay
• Catumiri petropolium Guadanucci, 2004 (type) – Brazil
• Catumiri sapucai (Nicoletta, Panchuk, Peralta-Seen & Ferretti, 2022) – Argentina

In synonymy:

• C. uruguayense Guadanucci, 2004 = Catumiri parvum (Keyserling, 1878)

See also

• List of Theraphosidae species

Notes and References

1. Guadanucci. J. P. L.. 2004. Description of Catumiri n. gen. and three new species (Theraphosidae: Ischnocolinae). Zootaxa. 1–14. 671. 10.11646/zootaxa.671.1.1.
2. Gen. Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-01-31. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.