Devicarina


Devicarina is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae.

Distribution

The genus Devicarina is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Latin devius "inconsistent" and carina "keel", referring to the morphology of this genus' palpal bulb, which is strongly different from related genus Hapalopus.
D. akroa honors the Akroá people. D. guidonae is named after French-Brazilian archaeologist Niède Guidon.

Species

, this genus includes two species: