''Antikuna'' is a

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of South American

tarantula Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...

s. It was first described by Radan Kaderka, N. Ferretti and M. Hüsser in 2021, and it has only been found in

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. The species of this genus live at the highest recorded altitude for the theraphosidae family, with a record of an altitude of 4,689 meters. family

Species

it contains seven species: *'' A. cernickai'' Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021 (

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) – Peru *'' A. cimrmani'' Kaderka, Ferretti & Hüsser, 2021 – Peru *'' A. cyanofemur'' Kaderka, Ferretti & Hüsser, 2021 – Peru *'' A. majkusi'' Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021 – Peru *'' A. sapallanga'' Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021 – Peru *'' A. urayrumi'' Ferretti, Kaderka & West, 2021 – Peru *'' A. valladaresi'' Ferretti, Kaderka & West, 2021 – Peru

References

Theraphosidae genera Invertebrates of Peru {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

See also

References