Tekoapora

Tekoapora
T. wacketi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Tekoapora
Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023
Species:
T. wacketi
Binomial name
Tekoapora wacketi
Synonyms
  • Pterinopelma wacketi Mello-Leitão, 1923
  • Pamphobeteus insularis Mello-Leitão, 1923
  • Pamphobeteus masculus Piza, 1939
  • Pamphobeteus platyomma Bücherl, 1949
  • Pamphobeteus litoralis Piza, 1976
  • Vitalius platyomma Schmidt, 1993
  • Aphonopelma wacketi Schmidt, 1997
  • Vitalius wacketi Bertani, 2001

Tekoapora is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It contains the single species Tekoapora wacketi.

Distribution

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.

Etymology

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.

The species is named after M. Wacket, who collected the male holotype in 1900.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 "Gen. Tekoapora Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  3. ↑ Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1923). "Theraphosideas do Brasil". Revista do Museu Paulista. 13: 1–438.