Umbyquyra Explained

Umbyquyra is a genus of South American tarantulas first described in 2018.^[1]

Species

it contains twelve species:^[2]

• Umbyquyra acuminata (Schmidt & Tesmoingt, 2005) — Bolivia, Brazil
• Umbyquyra araguaia Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 — Brazil
• Umbyquyra belterra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 — Brazil
• Umbyquyra caxiuana Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 — Brazil
• Umbyquyra cuiaba Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 — Brazil
• Umbyquyra gurleyi sherwood & Gabriel, 2020 – Brazil
• Umbyquyra palmarum (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945) — Brazil
• Umbyquyra paranaiba Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 — Brazil
• Umbyquyra sapezal Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 — Brazil
• Umbyquyra schmidti (Rudloff, 1996) — Brazil
• Umbyquyra tapajos Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 — Brazil
• Umbyquyra tucurui Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 — Brazil

Notes and References

1. Gargiulo. F. de F.. Brescovit. A. D.. Lucas. S. M.. 2018. Umbyquyra gen. nov., a new tarantula spider genus from the Neotropical region (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae), with a description of eight new species.. European Journal of Taxonomy. 1–50. 457. 10.5852/ejt.2018.457. free.
2. Web site: Gen. Umbyquyra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018. World Spider Catalog. 2019-04-02. Natural History Museum Bern.