Tekoapora
Species of spider
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Tekoapora is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It contains the single species Tekoapora wacketi.[2]
| Tekoapora | |
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| T. wacketi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Tekoapora Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023[1] |
| Species: | T. wacketi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tekoapora wacketi (Mello-Leitão, 1923)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.[1]
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.[1]
The species is named after M. Wacket, who collected the male holotype in 1900.[3]
