The female sex of Ami bladesiPérez-Miles et al., 2008 is described, based on three specimens from northeastern Costa Rica and one specimen from the type locality in Panama. It is the first record of this species and genus from Costa Rica. In addition to the modified urticating hairs of type I, urticating hairs of type III were found in both females and males from Costa Rica and Panama. Notes on the distribution, ecology, and behaviour of A.bladesi are included.
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1 July 2018
Description of the Female of Ami bladesi Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Gallon, 2008 (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with Notes on Its Distribution, Ecology, and Behaviour
Witold Lapinski,
Ray Gabriel,
Fernando Pérez-Miles
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Arachnology
Vol. 17 • No. 8
July 2018
Vol. 17 • No. 8
July 2018
biogeography
Costa Rica
Neotropics
rainforest
tarantula