Davus pentaloris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Davus
Species:
D. pentaloris
Binomial name
Davus pentaloris
(Simon, 1888)[1]

Davus pentaloris is a species of New World tarantula (family Theraphosidae) native to Mexico and Guatemala. Davus was at one time considered to be a synonym of Cyclosternum, and its species were placed in that genus, but this is no longer accepted.[1]

D. pentaloris has been found to display high morphological variation across its widespread distribution.[2] Due to the typically low dispersal capability of tarantulas and associated high levels of local endemism this led to a hypothesis of hidden diversity within the species, with the high morphological variation suspected to be evidence that D. pentaloris is actually a species complex.[3] Morphological and molecular analyses employing mtDNA data led to the recognition of 13 clearly diagnosable species, with 12 of them being new to science.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Taxon details Davus pentaloris (Simon, 1888)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-05-23
  2. ↑ Gabriel R. (2016). "Revised taxonomic placement of the species in the Central American genera Davus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892, Metriopelma Becker, 1878, and Schizopelma F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897, with comments on species in related genera (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Arachnology. 17: 61–92. doi:10.13156/arac.2006.17.2.61.
  3. 1 2 Candia-Ramírez, Daniela T.; Francke, Oscar F. (2021). "Another stripe on the tiger makes no difference? Unexpected diversity in the widespread tiger tarantula Davus pentaloris (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 192 (1): 75–104. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa107.

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