Maraca pulcherrimaklaasi (Schmidt 1991) Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014

Perafán, Carlos & Pérez-Miles, Fernando, 2014, The Andean tarantulas Euathlus Ausserer, 1875, Paraphysa Simon, 1892 and Phrixotrichus Simon, 1889 (Araneae: Theraphosidae): phylogenetic analysis, genera redefinition and new species descriptions, Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 48 (39 - 40), pp. 2389-2418 : 2413-2414

Maraca pulcherrimaklaasi (Schmidt 1991) , comb. nov.

Paraphysa pulcherrimaklaasi Schmidt 1991a, p. 8 , figs.1–4.

Phrixotrichus pulcherrimaklaasi: Schmidt 1994, 1998a , p. 17, figs. 83, 85.

Euathlus pulcherrimacklaasi: Schmidt 2003, p. 163 , figs. 353–354; 256, fig. 8. Peters 2003, p. 173, figs. 685–688.

Material examined

Holotype ♂ of Pa. pulcherrimaklaasi , Ecuador, A. Tinter leg. ( SMF 37585), examined (except palpal organs)

Remarks

The male holotype lacks palpal organs and the original figures are not clear enough to identify it (Schmidt 1991). However, given the presence of a retrolateral node on the palpal tibiae, the presence of the urticating setae type III and IV, and besides other characters of generic significance, the male holotype seems to be Maraca , consequently is transferred to this genus. Hence Maraca pucherrimaklaasi comb. nov. is proposed. The female paratype (with no further information, deposited at SMF, not examined) is not congeneric with the male (based on the original description), and is identified as E. truculentus in this paper (see above).