''Cymbiapophysa marimbai'' is a

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 ...

in the

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

'' Cymbiapophysa'', first described in 2018. This tarantula is found in Colombia, in the ''Reserva Natural Biotopo Selva Humeda''.

Description

The

cephalothorax The cephalothorax, also called prosoma in some groups, is a tagma of various arthropods, comprising the head and the thorax fused together, as distinct from the abdomen behind. (The terms ''prosoma'' and ''opisthosoma'' are equivalent to ''ceph ...

and legs brown with black hairs, abdomen brown with reddish large hairs and a darker distal patch of urticating hairs. The

carapace A carapace is a dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tortoises, the und ...

is covered by short black hairs and it has short reddish hairs pointing out. The legs are covered by long scattered hairs and short reddish hairs.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q108206881 Arthropods of Colombia Spiders described in 2018 Theraphosidae