''Bonnetina'' is a

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of Mexican

tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...

that was first described by F. Vol in 2000.

Morphology

Before the era of genetics and molecular phylogeny, tarantulas were classified based on the presence or absence of physical traits and characteristics. However, tarantulas happen to be excessively homoplastic, meaning the same seemingly unique characteristics have evolved separately rather than from a common ancestor, leading to many misplacements and misidentifications, and this genus is no different. In 2018, a molecular study and phylogenetic analysis by Ortiz, Francke, and Bond aimed to create a timeline in the evolution of ''Bonnetina'' and to address possible monophyly in the genus. They sampled DNA from select taxa, sequencing five nuclear markers and one mitochondrial marker, concluding that ''Bonnetina'' was composed of unrelated species that simply shared physical attributes, with the exception of '' B. juxtantricola''. Only the sexual features were observed not to be homoplastic, suggesting that sexual selection may have been a driving force in their divergence.

Species

it contains sixteen species, all found in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

: *'' Bonnetina alagoni'' Locht & Medina, 2008 –

*'' Bonnetina aviae'' Estrada-Alvarez & Locht, 2011 – Mexico *'' Bonnetina cyaneifemur'' Vol, 2000 ( type) – Mexico *'' Bonnetina flammigera'' Ortiz & Francke, 2017 – Mexico *'' Bonnetina hijmenseni'' Ortiz & Francke, 2017 – Mexico *'' Bonnetina hobbit'' Ortiz & Francke, 2017 – Mexico *'' Bonnetina julesvernei'' Ortiz & Francke, 2017 – Mexico *'' Bonnetina malinalli'' Ortiz & Francke, 2017 – Mexico *'' Bonnetina megagyna'' Ortiz & Francke, 2017 – Mexico *'' Bonnetina minax'' Ortiz & Francke, 2017 – Mexico *'' Bonnetina papalutlensis'' Mendoza, 2012 – Mexico *'' Bonnetina tanzeri''

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, 2012 – Mexico *'' Bonnetina tenuiverpis'' Ortiz & Francke, 2015 – Mexico *'' Bonnetina tindoo'' Ortiz & Francke, 2017 – Mexicoa *'' Bonnetina unam'' Ortiz & Francke, 2017 – Mexico *'' Bonnetina vittata'' Ortiz & Francke, 2017 – Mexico In synonymy: *''B. reyescastilloi'' Estrada-Alvarez, 2014 = ''Bonnetina tanzeri'' Schmidt, 2012

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Mexico Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Morphology

Species

See also

References