Two new endemic species of Bistriopelma (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Peru, including a new remarkable horned tarantula

CHAPARRO, JUAN C.; WEST, RICK C.; NICOLETTA, MICAELA; OCHOA, JOSÉ A.; MAMANI, LUIS; FERRETTI, NELSON E.

European Journal of Taxonomy

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

Lugar: Paris; Año: 2020 p. 1 - 20

The spider genus Bistriopelma Kaderka, 2015 is endemic to Peru and includes three species known to date: Bistriopelma lamasi Kaderka, 2015, B. matuskai Kaderka, 2015 and B. titicaca Kaderka, 2017. The present contribution diagnoses, describes and illustrates two new species of Bistriopelma from Peru: B. peyoi sp. nov. and B. kiwicha sp. nov., both based on male and female. The male of B. peyoi sp. nov. is provided with a remarkable thoracic horn, and the species is the first horned tarantula for this genus. An updated distribution map for all known species is presented.