Cuiambuca
Genus of spiders
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Cuiambuca is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae.[2]
| Cuiambuca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Subfamily: | Sparianthinae |
| Genus: | Cuiambuca Rheims, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. vacabrava Rheims, 2023 | |
| Species | |
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Distribution
Etymology
The genus name is from a Brazilian noun cuiambuca (originally from Tupi kuîmbuka) for a bowl made from gourd, referring to the shape of the vulva.[1]
C. aratangi refers to the old name of the city Araçoiaba, Chã do Monte de Aratangi. C. borborema is named after the location of the Ecological Station of Murici, Planalto de Borborema. C. vacabrava is named after the Sítio Vaca Brava.[1]