Bumba (spider)
Genus of spiders
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Bumba is a genus of tarantula native to the Americas. It is an uncommon genus, comprising eight known species, including one named after John Lennon.[2] Like most related species in the subfamily Theraphosinae, they may flick urticating hairs in response to threats.
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| Bumba horrida in captivity | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Theraphosinae |
| Genus: | Bumba Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio, 2014[1] |
| Type species | |
| Bumba horrida (Pérez-Miles, 2000) | |
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8, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Diagnosis
They can be distinguished by the type 5 urticating hairs, and the palpal bulb resting in a "ventral distal excavation" of the pedipalp's tibia. The metatarsus number 1 passes between two branches of the tibial apophysis when flexed and the presence of spine like hairs on the maxillae and coxae 1 through 4.[3]
Taxonomy
The genus was first described in 2000 by Fernando Pérez-Miles under the name Iracema; however this name was already in use for a genus of freshwater fish, so in 2005, Pérez-Miles proposed the replacement name Maraca. However, this too was already in use (for a species of cockroach) and in 2014 the replacement name Bumba was put forward by Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio.[2]
Etymology
The genus name, Bumba, refers to Brazilian folk theater; in the Northern Brazilian region where the spiders are found, there is a festival called Boi-bumbá, or "beat my bull".[2]
Species
As of July 2022[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following 8 species:[1]
- Bumba cuiaba Lucas, Passanha & Brescovit, 2020 — Brazil
- Bumba horrida (Schmidt, 1994) — Venezuela, Brazil
- Bumba humilis (Vellard, 1924) — Brazil
- Bumba lennoni Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio, 2014 — Brazil
- Bumba mineiros Lucas, Passanha & Brescovit, 2020 — Brazil, Paraguay
- Bumba paunaka Ferretti, 2021 — Bolivia
- Bumba rondonia Lucas, Passanha & Brescovit, 2020 — Brazil
- Bumba tapajos Lucas, Passanha & Brescovit, 2020 — Brazil
In synonymy
- Bumba cabocla (Pérez-Miles, 2000) = Bumba horrida
Transferred to other genera
- Bumba pulcherrimaklaasi (Schmidt, 1991) → Cyclosternum pulcherrimaklaasi (Nomen dubium)