Bumba, a replacement name for Maraca Pérez-Miles, 2005 and Bumba lennoni, a new tarantula species from western Amazonia (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae)

Fernando Perez-Miles,Laura Miglio,Alexandre Bragio Bonaldo

doi:10.3897/zookeys.448.7920

Abstract

We propose the name Bumba as a new name for Maraca, preoccupied by Maraca Hebard, 1926 (Orthoptera). We describe and illustrate Bumba lennoni, a new theraphosid species from Caxiuanã, Pará, Brazil. This species differs from the other species of the genus in the extremely reduced keel on male palpal organ and in the higher number of labial and maxillary cuspules. Females additionally differ in the spermathecal morphology. As a consequence of the name replacement, three new combinations are established.

Highlights

The genus Maraca Pérez-Miles, 2005 was originally described as a replacement name for Iracema Pérez-Miles, 2000 which was preoccupied by Iracema Triques, 1996 in Pisces
Pérez-Miles (2005) was again unaware that the name Maraca was previously used for a Neotropical cockroach (Hebard 1926)
To remove this generic homonymy the name Bumba is here proposed for Maraca Pérez-Miles (2005)

Summary

Introduction

The genus Maraca Pérez-Miles, 2005 was originally described as a replacement name for Iracema Pérez-Miles, 2000 which was preoccupied by Iracema Triques, 1996 in Pisces. To remove this generic homonymy the name Bumba is here proposed for Maraca Pérez-Miles (2005). The type species Bumba cabocla (Pérez-Miles 2000), comb. Bumba (formerly Maraca) is characterized by the presence of type IV urticating hairs, a retrolateral process on male palpal tibiae, palpal bulb resting in a ventral distal excavation of palpal tibia, male metatatarsus I passing between tibial spurs when flexed, and spiniform setae on prolateral and retrolateral maxillae and coxae I–IV (Pérez-Miles 2000, Bertani and Carla-da-Silva 2003).

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