On the Tarantula Genus <i>Xenesthis</i> Simon, 1891, with Description of a New Species from Venezuela (Araneae: Theraphosidae)
Danniella Sherwood,
Ray Gabriel,
Pedro Peñaherrera-R.,
Antonio D. Brescovit,
Sylvia M. Lucas
Affiliations
Danniella Sherwood
Arachnology Research Association, 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX, UK
Ray Gabriel
Arachnology Research Association, 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX, UK
Pedro Peñaherrera-R.
Laboratorio de Zoología Terrestre, Instituto de Biodiversidad Tropical IBIOTROP, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales COCIBA, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Museo de Zoología, Quito 170901, Ecuador
Antonio D. Brescovit
Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brasil, 1500, São Paulo 05585-000, Brazil
Sylvia M. Lucas
Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brasil, 1500, São Paulo 05585-000, Brazil
The type material of Xenesthis colombiana Simon, 1891, X. immanis Ausserer, 1875, and X. monstrosa Pocock, 1903, are redescribed, with additional specimens of X. colombiana recorded. A neotype is designated for Xenesthis intermedia Schiapelli and Gerschman, 1945, as the holotype is lost; the female is redescribed, and the male is described for the first time. A new species, Xenesthis avanzadora sp. nov., is described from Venezuela based on a holotype male.
