Euthycaelus norae Guadanucci & Weinmann 2014

Valencia-Cuéllar, Dayana, Perafán, Carlos, Guerrero, Roberto J. & Guadanucci, José Paulo Leite, 2019, Schismatothelinae spiders (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from Colombia: four new species and an approach to their diversity, Zootaxa 4545 (4), pp. 548-562 : 553

Euthycaelus norae Guadanucci & Weinmann 2014

Euthycaelus norae Guadanucci & Weinmann 2014: 278 , figs 2A–H.

Type material. VENEZUELA: Holotype male, MZSP 28436 , La Azulita, Mérida ; Paratypes: 1 female, MZSP 28442 ; 1 male, MZSP, same data as holotype, examined .

Additional material examined. COLOMBIA: Norte de Santander: Bochalema, 1 male, MZSP 28433 ; La Donjuana, 1 female, MZSP 28437 .

Diagnosis. Males of E. norae can be distinguished from those of their congeners by the shape of palpal bulb which has a distinct embolus tip with a small keel on the dorsal face. The retrolateral spines on the palpal tibia are arranged in two non-aligned rows (in its proximal area) and without an evident gap. Females are recognized by the flat shape of spermathecae receptacles ( Guadanucci & Weinmann 2014: fig. 2).

Distribution and natural history. Colombia, Norte de Santander: Bochalema and La Donjuana ( Fig. 36 ). Venezuela: Mérida, La Azulita; Táchira, San Juan de Colón. The species occurs north of the Eastern Cordillera between the border between Colombia and Venezuela, at an altitude about 1000 masl. This tarantula inhabits relatively humid environments with an annual mean temperature about 24 °C.

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FIGURES 36–37. Distribution of Schismatothelinae in Colombia. 36. Euthycaelus. 37. Schismatothele and Neoholothele.