Discovery of an isolated population of the dwarf tarantula Homoeomma uruguayense (Araneae, Theraphosidae) in central Argentina

• Published in: Caldasia
• Main Authors: Ferretti, Nelson, Copperi, Sofía, Pompozzi, Gabriel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias - Instituto de Ciencias Naturales 2019
• Subjects: Distribution; natural history; new record; Theraphosinae; zoology; Distribución; historia natural; nuevo registro; zoología; Argentina; Uruguay; Misiones; Entre Ríos; Arctic
• Online Access: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/71066

The genus Homoeomma has thirteen species distributed in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay. In Argentina, two species are recorded, Homoeomma elegans in Misiones province and H. uruguayense in Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos and Santa Fe provinces. The objective of this work is to provide the fi...