Bonnetina cyaneifemur, also known as the Mexican blue femur, is a species of tarantula from the genus Bonnetina. It was first described in 2000 by Fabian Vol.[1]
| Bonnetina cyaneifemur | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Clade: | Avicularioidea |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Bonnetina |
| Species: | B. cyaneifemur
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| Binomial name | |
| Bonnetina cyaneifemur (Vol, 2000)
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The genus name is in recognition of the French arachnologist, Pierre Bonnet and the species name refers to the dark blue (cyan) color of the spider's femurs.
It is found in Mexico and has been spotted in the Mountains near Manzanillo.[2][3]
Behavior
editThe spider usually makes a burrow under the topsoil or amongst branches, rocks and other forest floor debris.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Vol, F. (2000a). Description de Bonnetina cyaneifemur, gen. n. & sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae) du Mexique. Arachnides 44: 2–9.
- ^ "World spider catalog". Archived from the original on 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Mexican Blue-femur Tarantula Observed". Archived from the original on 25 October 2019.
- ^ Tarantulas of the world: Kleiner Atlas der Vogelspinnen – Band 1. Published by the author, 148 pp.