Parvicarina
Species of spider
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Parvicarina is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae containing the single species, Parvicarina felipeleitei.[2]
| Parvicarina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Parvicarina Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023[1] |
| Species: | P. felipeleitei |
| Binomial name | |
| Parvicarina felipeleitei (Bertani & Leal, 2016)[2] | |
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Distribution
Parvicarina felipeleitei has been recorded from Brazil.[2]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of Latin parvus (small) and carina (keel), referring to the small keels present on the male palpal bulb of the type-species.[1]
The species name honors Brazilian herpetologist Felipe S. F. Leite for his extensive contribution to the knowledge of the biodiversity of the Espinhaço Mountain Range.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described in genus Pterinopelma.[3] It was transferred to its own genus based on advances in phylogeny and morphological differences.[1]
