| Tekoapora | |
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| T. wacketi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Tekoapora Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 20232 |
| Species: | T. wacketi
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| Binomial name | |
| Tekoapora wacketi (Mello-Leitão, 1923)1
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| Synonyms | |
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Tekoapora is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It contains the single species Tekoapora wacketi.1
Distribution
T. wacketi is endemic to the highlands (up to 1,100 m above sea level) of the Espinhaço Mountain range and States of Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil.2
Etymology
The genus name is derived from the Mbayá language term "tekoá porã" (meaning "good land"), which the Mbayá people originally used to refer to the Serra do Mar region.2
The species is named after M. Wacket, who collected the male holotype in 1900.3
References
References
- "Gen. Tekoapora Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- Galleti-Lima, A.; Hamilton, C. A.; Borges, L. M.; Guadanucci, J. P. L. (2023). "Phylogenomics of Lasiodoriforms: reclassification of the South American genus Vitalius Lucas, Silva and Bertani and allied genera (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11 1177627: 1–19. Bibcode:2023FrEEv..1177627G. doi:10.3389/fevo.2023.1177627.
- Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1923). "Theraphosideas do Brasil". Revista do Museu Paulista. 13: 1–438.