''Bumba'' is a

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tarantula 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 ...

native to the Americas. It is an uncommon genus, comprising eight known species, including one named after

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. Like most related species in the subfamily

Theraphosinae The Theraphosinae are a large subfamily of Mygalomorphae spiders in the family Theraphosidae found in the Neotropical realm. Genera The subfamily Theraphosinae includes these genera: * ''Acanthoscurria'' * ''Aenigmarachne'' * '' Aphonopelma' ...

, they may flick

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s in response to threats.

Diagnosis

They can be distinguished by the type 5 urticating hairs, and the

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resting in a "ventral distal excavation" of the

pedipalp Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the second pair of appendages of chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. The pedipalps are lateral to the chelicerae ("jaws") a ...

's tibia. The metatarsus number 1 passes between two branches of the tibial apophysis when flexed and the presence of spine like hairs on the maxillae and coxae 1 through 4.

Taxonomy

The genus was first described in 2000 by Fernando Pérez-Miles under the name ''Iracema''; however this name was already in use for a genus of freshwater fish, so in 2005, Pérez-Miles proposed the replacement name ''Maraca''. However, this too was already in use (for a species of cockroach) and in 2014 the replacement name ''Bumba'' was put forward by Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio.

Etymology

The genus name, ''Bumba'', refers to Brazilian folk theater; in the Northern Brazilian region where the

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are found, there is a festival called Boi-bumbá, or "beat my bull".

Species

, the

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accepted the following 8 species: *''

Bumba cuiaba Bumba can refer to: Geography * Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a town on the Congo River * Bumba, a crater on Rhea People * Bumba Da, nickname of Bengali film actor Prasenjit Chatterjee * Claudiu Bumba, a Romanian football player Other ...

'' Lucas, Passanha & Brescovit, 2020 — Brazil *'' Bumba horrida'' (Schmidt, 1994) — Venezuela, Brazil *''

Bumba humilis Bumba can refer to: Geography * Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a town on the Congo River * Bumba, a crater on Rhea People * Bumba Da, nickname of Bengali film actor Prasenjit Chatterjee * Claudiu Bumba, a Romanian football player Other ...

'' (Vellard, 1924) — Brazil *''

Bumba lennoni ''Bumba lennoni'' is a species of tarantula found in 2015 in Caxiuanã National Forest. It is about one inch long, small for a tarantula but is closely related to the largest spider in the world. Origins This spider lives in northern Brazil, and ...

'' Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio, 2014 — Brazil *''

Bumba mineiros Bumba can refer to: Geography * Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a town on the Congo River * Bumba, a crater on Rhea People * Bumba Da, nickname of Bengali film actor Prasenjit Chatterjee * Claudiu Bumba, a Romanian football player Other ...

'' Lucas, Passanha & Brescovit, 2020 — Brazil, Paraguay *''

Bumba paunaka Bumba can refer to: Geography * Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a town on the Congo River * Bumba, a crater on Rhea People * Bumba Da, nickname of Bengali film actor Prasenjit Chatterjee * Claudiu Bumba, a Romanian football player Other ...

'' Ferretti, 2021 — Bolivia *''

Bumba rondonia Bumba can refer to: Geography * Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a town on the Congo River * Bumba, a crater on Rhea People * Bumba Da, nickname of Bengali film actor Prasenjit Chatterjee * Claudiu Bumba, a Romanian football player Other ...

'' Lucas, Passanha & Brescovit, 2020 — Brazil *''

Bumba tapajos ''Bumba tapajos'' is a tarantula in the genus '' Bumba''. It was first described by Lucas, Passanha and Brescovit in 2020. The species is named after where it was found, in the Tapajós area in Brazil. Description Its color has only been desc ...

'' Lucas, Passanha & Brescovit, 2020 — Brazil

In synonymy

* ''Bumba cabocla'' (Pérez-Miles, 2000) = '' Bumba horrida''

Transferred to other genera

* ''Bumba pulcherrimaklaasi'' (Schmidt, 1991) → ''Cyclosternum pulcherrimaklaasi'' (

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)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q21446512 Theraphosidae Theraphosidae genera Spiders of South America