Bonnetina cyaneifemur, also known as the Mexican blue femur, is a species of

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 ...

from the

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

Bonnetina. It was first described in 2000 by Fabian Vol. The genus name is in recognition of the French

arachnologist Arachnology is the scientific study of arachnids, which comprise spiders and related invertebrates such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, ticks, and mites. Those who study spiders and other arachnids are arachnologists. More narrowly ...

, Pierre Bonnet and the species name refers to the dark blue (

cyan Cyan () is the color between blue and green on the visible spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a predominant wavelength between 500 and 520 nm, between the wavelengths of green and blue. In the subtractive color system, or CMYK c ...

) color of the spider's

femur The femur (; : femurs or femora ), or thigh bone is the only long bone, bone in the thigh — the region of the lower limb between the hip and the knee. In many quadrupeds, four-legged animals the femur is the upper bone of the hindleg. The Femo ...

s. It is found in Mexico and has been spotted in the Mountains near Manzanillo.

Behavior

The spider usually makes a burrow under the topsoil or amongst branches, rocks and other forest floor debris.''Tarantulas of the world: Kleiner Atlas der Vogelspinnen – Band 1''. Published by the author, 148 pp.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2915248 Spiders of Africa Theraphosidae Spiders described in 1897

Behavior

See also

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