taxonID	type	description	language	source
58555539FFFBB30AFF16FE57FD5AAEE2.taxon	description	Types. Male holotype from Igarapé Mutum Valley, Platô do Rio Juruti, Juruti, Pará, Brazil (2 º 3636 ” S, 56 º 127.1 ” W), 411 Nov 2002, T. C. Ávila­Pires col. (MPEG 1113); seven males and one female paratypes, same data (MPEG 1134, 1135; FCE­MY 690; IBSP 11200); female paratype, same locality (2 º 36 ’ 45.2 ” S, 56 º 11 ’ 27.5 ” W), 09. IX. 2002, A. B. Bonaldo col. (MPEG 1092); two males and two females paratypes, same locality (2 º 36 ’ 11.2 ” S, 56 º 12 ’ 36.3 ” W), 0311. VIII. 2004, D. R. Santos­Souza, D. F. Candiani (MPE G 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027).	en	Pérez-Miles, Fernando, Miglio, Laura T., Bonaldo, Alexandre B. (2006): Megaphobema teceae n. sp. (Araneae, Theraphosidae), a new theraphosine spider from Brazilian Amazonia. Zootaxa 1115: 61-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.171589
58555539FFFBB30AFF16FE57FD5AAEE2.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of the herpetologist Teresa Cristina Ávila­Pires, nicknamed TC (spelled Tecê, in Portuguese), who collected most of the types in pitfall traps while surveying for the herpetological inventory.	en	Pérez-Miles, Fernando, Miglio, Laura T., Bonaldo, Alexandre B. (2006): Megaphobema teceae n. sp. (Araneae, Theraphosidae), a new theraphosine spider from Brazilian Amazonia. Zootaxa 1115: 61-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.171589
58555539FFFBB30AFF16FE57FD5AAEE2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Differs from other species of Megaphobema in the presence of a postocular tubercle (Figs. 1 – 3) in males and females.	en	Pérez-Miles, Fernando, Miglio, Laura T., Bonaldo, Alexandre B. (2006): Megaphobema teceae n. sp. (Araneae, Theraphosidae), a new theraphosine spider from Brazilian Amazonia. Zootaxa 1115: 61-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.171589
58555539FFFBB30AFF16FE57FD5AAEE2.taxon	description	Description. Male: (Holotype). Total length, excluding chelicerae and spinnerets 63.4; carapace 32.0 long, 30.3 wide. Anterior eye row procurved, posterior slightly recurved. Eyes sizes and interspaces: AME 0.60, ALE 0.65, PME 0.85, PLE 0.90, AME­ AME 0.70, AME­ALE 0.70, PME­PME 2.10, ALE­PLE 0.40, clypeus 1.2. Subconical tubercle between ocular tubercle and fovea (Fig. 1). Fovea transverse, slightly procurved, 4.7 wide. Labium 4.0 long, 4.2 wide with 75 cuspules, maxillae with 142 cuspules on each. Sternum 13.2 long, 12.1 wide; sigilla submarginal. Chelicerae with 8 teeth (5 proximal, smaller). Tarsi I­IV all densely scopulate and entire. Metatarsi I and II fully scopulate, scopula on III in distal half, and on IV in distal 1 / 3. Retrolateral face of femur IV with conspicuous scopula. Tibia I with prolateroventral, distal double apophysis (Fig 4, 5). Metatarsus I is flexed at outer side of tibial apophysis. Palpal organ with subtegulum extended, wide and stylus wide and flattened (convex­concave); also with prolateral superior and inferior keels, three prolateral accessory keels and apical keel (Figs. 6, 7). Femur III incrassate (Table 3). Spination: Femora I – V and palp I 1 R; palp 1 P. Patellae I – III and palp 0, IV 1 R. Tibiae I 1 V, II 2 V, III 4 P, 1 R, 2 V, IV 6 P, 1 R, 6 V, palp 7 R, 3 V. Metatarsi I – II and palp 0, III 5 P, 11 V, IV 6 P, 22 V. Tarsi I – IV and palp 0. Cephalothorax dark brown, abdomen and legs dark brown with longer reddish hairs. Types I and III urticating hairs present. Female (Paratype, MPEG 1092): Total length, excluding chelicerae and spinnerets 52.3. Cephalothorax 21.8 long, 21.1 wide. Anterior eye row procurved, posterior slightly recurved. Eyes sizes and interspaces: AME 0.60, ALE 0.80, PME 0.70, PLE 0.80, AME­ AME 0.60, AME ALE 0.80, PME­PME 1.95, PME­PLE 0.08, ALE­PLE 0.60, clypeus 0.50. Subconical tubercle between ocular tubercle and fovea (Fig. 1). Fovea slightly procurved, 2.3 wide. Labium 1.8 long, 1.7 wide, with 59 cuspules, maxillae with 157 cuspules each one. Sternum 9.8 long, sigilla submarginal. Chelicerae with 11 teeth (7 of them proximal smaller). Tarsi densely scopulate: entire on I – III, divided by narrow strip of conical setae on IV. Scopula on metatarsus I entire, II for distal ¾, III for distal 1 / 3 and absent on IV. Retrolateral face of femur IV with conspicuous scopula. Femur III incrassate (Table 4). Spination: Femora I – IV and palp 0. Patellae I – II and palp 0; III 1 p, 1 r; IV 1 p, 3 r. Tibiae I 1 p, 1 r; II 1 p, 1 r, 4 v; III 2 p, 2 r, 8 v; IV 5 p, 3 r, 7 v; palp 9 p, 1 r, 6 v. Metatarsi I 0; II 1 p, 1 r, 3 v; III 7 p, 2 d, 1 r, 9 v; IV 14 p, 2 r, 10 v. Tarsi I – IV and Palp 0. Spermathecae with only one receptacle (completely fused) transversely striated. Color as in male. Types I and III urticating hairs present.	en	Pérez-Miles, Fernando, Miglio, Laura T., Bonaldo, Alexandre B. (2006): Megaphobema teceae n. sp. (Araneae, Theraphosidae), a new theraphosine spider from Brazilian Amazonia. Zootaxa 1115: 61-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.171589
58555539FFFBB30AFF16FE57FD5AAEE2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Megaphobema teceae is only known from the type locality, Juruti River Plateau, Juruti, Pará, Brazil; no further data are known.	en	Pérez-Miles, Fernando, Miglio, Laura T., Bonaldo, Alexandre B. (2006): Megaphobema teceae n. sp. (Araneae, Theraphosidae), a new theraphosine spider from Brazilian Amazonia. Zootaxa 1115: 61-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.171589
58555539FFFBB30AFF16FE57FD5AAEE2.taxon	description	Variation. Males (n = 10, including holotype): variation in eye sizes and interdistances (mean standard deviation). AME 0.59 0.09, ALE 0.63 0.06, PME 0.56 0.07, PLE 0.69 0.06, AME­AME 0.58 0.07, AME­ALE 0.60 0.28, PME­PME 1.68 0.28, PME­ PLE 0.12 0.03, ALE­PLE 0.43 0.11. Clypeus: 1.80 0.55. Fovea straight to slightly procurved, 5.85 1.16 width. Labium 4.32 0.38 long; 4.32 0.61 wide. Sternum 12.85 1.21 long, 12.01 1.18 wide. Number of cuspules on labium 71.5 16.8; on maxillae 169.0 18.0. Variation in spination is as follows (minimum / maximum): femora I­IV 0; palp 0 / 1 d. Patellae I 0 / 1 p, 1 r; II 0 / 1 p, 0 / 1 r; III 1 / 3 p, 0 / 1 r; IV 0 / 2 p, 0 / 2 r; palp 1 p, 0 / 1 r. Tibiae I 0 / 2 p, 0 / 4 r, 5 v; II 3 / 4 p, 0 / 3 r, 3 / 8 v; III 6 / 10 p, 2 / 4 r, 5 / 11 v; IV 6 / 9 p, 0 / 1 d, 6 / 7 r, 7 / 10 v; palp 3 / 9 p, 0 / 7 r, 3 / 7 v. Metatarsi I 3 v; II 1 p, 0 / 1 d, 0 / 3 r, 3 / 4 v; III 4 / 9 p, 1 / 4 d, 1 / 3 r, 8 / 12 v; IV 9 / 17 p, 0 / 1 d, 12 / 16 r, 14 / 20 v; palp 0. Tarsi I – IV and palp, 0. Cheliceral teeth 9 – 12, distal large teeth 3; proximal small teeth 6 – 9. Variation in length of carapace, leg and palpal segments of males are given in Table 3. Variation in size of the dorsal tubercle on the male carapace may be striking (see Figs. 1 and 3). Females (n = 4) AME 0.59 0.14, ALE 0.58 0.05, PME 0.61 0.14, PLE 0.70 0.14, AME­AME 0.45 0.06, AME­ALE 0.51 0.13, PME­PME 0.14 0.05, PME­PLE 0.14 0.05, ALE­PLE 0.33 0.05. Clypeus 1.98 0.68. Fovea straight to slightly procurved 5.76 2.41 wide. Labium 3.08 0.91 long, 3.86 1.54 wide. Sternum 12.75 2.10 long, 11.64 2.60 wide. Cuspules on labium 64.25 13.05; on maxillae 163 19.7. Spination: femora I – IV 0; palp 0 / 1 p, 0 / 1 d. Patellae I 0, II 0 / 1 p; III 1 / 2 p, 0 / 2 r; IV 1 / 2 p, 0 / 2 r; palp 0 / 1 p. Tibiae I 1 / 3 p, 3 / 5 v; II 2 / 3 p, 0 / 2 d, 3 / 5 v; III 4 / 7 p, 1 / 3 r, 4 / 7 v; IV 2 / 8 p, 1 / 5 r, 7 / 10 v; palp 3 / 5 p, 1 / 3 r, 8 / 11 v. Metatarsi I 3 / 5 v; II 1 p, 0 / 1 d, 4 v; III 5 / 11 p, 1 / 4 r, 6 / 15 v; IV 5 / 7 p, 3 / 5 r, 20 / 23 v; palp 0. Tarsi I – IV and palp 0. Cheliceral teeth 10 – 11, distal large teeth 3. Variation of length of carapace, leg and palpal segments of females are given in Table 4. Natural History. The Juruti River Plateau was subjected to intense wood extraction in the past, especially of Pau­Rosa tree (Aniba sp.). As a result, the original terra firme (dry land) primary forest (Dense Ombrophylous Submontane Forest) was mostly replaced by secondary forest. Due to the difficult access, some portions of terra firme forest, in various degrees of degradation, survived in the low valleys formed by the small creeks (igarapés), which arise in the plateau. All specimens came from disturbed primary forest in the vicinity of Igarapé Mutum. Seven males, including the holotype, were collected in pitfall traps for herpetological inventory, in September, 2002. At that time, a single female was also collected manually, in the afternoon, under log with scarce silk. On later expedition to the area (in August 2004), two females and two males were collected manually during one hour of manual searching at night.	en	Pérez-Miles, Fernando, Miglio, Laura T., Bonaldo, Alexandre B. (2006): Megaphobema teceae n. sp. (Araneae, Theraphosidae), a new theraphosine spider from Brazilian Amazonia. Zootaxa 1115: 61-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.171589
