Caribena versicolor (Walckenaer 1837) Walckenaer 1837
- Dataset
- Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of Avicularia Lamarck, 1818 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae) with description of three new aviculariine genera 01
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Fukushima, Caroline Sayuri, Bertani, Rogerio (2017): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of Avicularia Lamarck, 1818 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae) with description of three new aviculariine genera 01. ZooKeys 659: 1-185, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.659.10717, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.659.10717
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Araneae
- family
- Theraphosidae
- genus
- Caribena
- species
- Caribena versicolor
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Females can be distinguished from those of Caribena laeta comb. n. by spermathecae with accentuated outwards curvature medially and by lacking intumescence on apex (Fig. 230). Males differ from males of Caribena laeta comb. n. by developed prominence on tegulum (Fig. 246), embolus medial portion and tegulum's margin form an acute angle in retrolateral view (Fig. 245) and by very curved shape of basal part of embolus in frontal view (Fig. 246).
distribution
Distribution. Martinique (Fig. 226).
materials_examined
Additional material. CUBA: 1 male, 2 females (MNHN-AR); MARTINIQUE: Le Carbet [14 ° 42 ' N, 61 ° 10 ' W], Morne Carbet, 1500 m, forest, 2 males, 18 March 1967 (AMNH); 1 male, Beatty col., 1967 (AMNH), from trees, 1 female (AMNH); Absalon [14 ° 41 ' N, 61 ° 6 ' W], 1 immature male, Vaunes, 16 June 1960 (AMNH Ma); Anse Ceron [14 ° 50 ' N, 61 ° 13 ' W], 1 km SE, 1 male, J. Paterson col., 7 July 1998 (AMNH RW 07), same data, 1 male (AMNH RW 06); 1 male, Le Precheur, west of Mountain Pelee, P. Charbonnet col., 21 August 1998, on side of tree (MNRJ 06914).
materials_examined
Material examined. Martinique, 6 females, 2 males (one male established here as neotype), 1 immature male, Gambey col., (MNHN-AR 4904, Box 314).