Catanduba, a new Theraphosinae spider genus from Central Brazil (Araneae, Theraphosidae) Author Yamamoto, Flávio U. Author Lucas, Sylvia M. Author Brescovit, Antonio D. text Zootaxa 2012 3172 1 19 journal article 45589 10.5281/zenodo.214015 6509b3ec-1cda-4a43-a56f-785c00a75221 1175-5326 214015 Catanduba canabrava sp. nov. Figs 7 A–D Type-material. Holotype : male from Cana Brava, Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil , ( 13°50'01"S ; 48°18'10"W ), 03/V/1935 , J. Blaser col., deposited in IBSP 3735. Paratype : two males from the same locality and collector as holotype , deposited in MZSP 36507 and IBSP 160893 . Additional material examined. BRASIL , Goiás, Minaçu, Cana Brava, ( 13°50'01"S ; 48°18'10"W ), XII/1972 , I. Frasceschini col., 33 ( IBSP 160894 – 160896 ). Etymology. The specific name is a noun in apposition that refers to the type locality of the holotype . Diagnosis. Males of C. canabrava sp. nov. differ from those of other species by the position of the embolus tooth in the middle of the PIK ( Figs 7 A–C). Description. Male ( Holotype ). Color in alcohol: carapace and legs dark brown. Sternum and coxae brown. Abdomen dorsally dark brown and ventrally brown (Fig. 29H). Specimens lost all urticating hairs, abdomen dorsal area is bare. Total length, without chelicera, 11.31. Carapace: length 5.06; width 4.69. Eye tubercle: length 0.73; width 1.00. Eyes size: AME 0.30, ALE 0.27, PME 0.15, PLE 0.24. Labium: length 0.58; width 0.98. Sternum: length 2.28; width 2.25. Basal segment of chelicera with row of 7 teeth on prolateral margin and group of 17 small teeth concentrated on basal third. Labium with 26 cuspules. Endites with ca. 81 cuspules. Palp: femur 2.94/ patella 1.75/ tibia 2.31/ cymbium 0.88/ total 7.88. Leg I: femur 4.75/ patella 2.75/ tibia 3.69/ metatarsus 3.19/ tarsus 2.19/ total 16.56. II: 4.19/ 2.44/ 2.94/ 3.00/ 2.13/ 14.69. III: 3.63/ 1.94/ 2.50/ 3.31/ 2.25/ 13.63. IV: 4.81/ 2.25/ 3.94/ 4.56/ 2.63/ 18.19. Spinnerets: basal segment 0.97; medium 0.72; apical 0.97. Spination: Palp: femur d0-0-1p, tibia d0- p1-0, p 0-1-1; Leg I: femur d0-0-1p, tibia d0p1-p1, v3-1 -r1, metatarsus p0-1-0; II: femur d1-2-1p, patella v 0-0-1, tibia v2-2 -0-2ap, p1-0-1, metatarsus d0-p1-0, v1-1 -0-2ap; III: femur d1-2-1, r0-0-2, patella 0-2-0, tibia v2-1 -2-3ap, p1-1-1, r1-1-1, metatarsus d r1-r1-r1, v1-1 -0-3ap, p1-1-1, r1-1- 1. IV : femur d1-2-2, tibia v1-1 -2-3ap, p 1-2-1, r1-1- 1, metatarsus v2-2 -1p-3ap, p1-1-1, r0-1-1. Scopula: Metatarsus: I with 0.49 of total length scopulated, II with 0.40, III with 0.42 and IV with 0.33. Tarsus: I, II undivided, III divided by 3 rows of larger setae and IV divided by 6 rows. Palpal bulb with weak PIK and conspicuous PSK. Thin embolus with tooth emerging from middle of PIK. Digitiform apophysis weakly developed ( Figs 7 A–C). Tibial apophysis formed by two branches with distinct bases: prolateral smaller, with retrolateral spine; retrolateral larger. Metatarsus I with basal triangular nodule and flexes between tibial apophysis branches, touching their median portion ( Fig 7 D). Female. Unknown. Distribution. Known only from the type locality ( Fig. 10 ).