A REPLACEMENT NAME FOR IRACEMA PÉREZ-MILES 2000 (ARANEAE, THERAPHOSIDAE)

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by  Fernando Pérez-Miles

2005. The Journal of Arachnology 34:247
SHORT COMMUNICATION
A REPLACEMENT NAME FOR IRACEMA
PEREZ^MILES 2000 (ARANEAE, THERAPHOSIDAE)
Fernando Perez-Miles: Seccion Entomologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Igua 4225,
11400 Montevideo, Uruguay.
ABSTRACT. Maraca is proposed as a new name for Iracema Perez-Miles 2000 because it is preoc-
cupied by Iracema Triques 1996 (Pisces). Two new combinations are established.
Keywords Iracema, new name
I
ThegenusIracema wasdescribedbyPerez-Miles LITERATURE CITED
(2000) foranew species oftheraphosid spiderfrom &
Brazil,Iracema caboclaPerez-Miles2000, unav/are Bertani, R. Da-Silva, S.C. 2003. Notes on the ge-
thatthenameIracema hadbeen previously usedfor nus Iracema Perez-Miles, 2000 with the first de-
aNeotropical freshwaterfish (Triques 1996). A sec- scriptionofthemaleofI. horrida(Schmidt, 1994)
ond species of Theraphosidae, Paraphysa horrida (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Zootaxa 362:1-8.
Schmidt 1994, has been attributed to Iracema by Perez-Miles, F. 2000. Iracema cabocla new genus
Bertani (2003). To remove the generic homonymy, and species of a theraphosid spider from Ama-
the replacement name Maraca is here proposed for zonic Brazil (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Journal
Iracema Perez-Miles 2000 (Araneae) with two in- of Arachnology 28:141-148.
cluded species, Maraca cabocla (Perez-Miles Triques, M.L. 1996. Iracema caiana a genus and
2000), NEW COMBINATION, and Maraca horrb species of electrogenic neotropical freshwater
da (Schmidt, 1994) NEW COMBINATION. fish (Rhamphicthyidae: Gymnotiformes: Ostar-
Maraca (feminine) is a noun in apposition taken iophysi: Actinopterygii). Revue Frangaise de
from the type locality ofMaraca cabocla (“Mara-
Aquariologie 23:91-99.
ca”).
I thank Cristiano Moreira, Paulo Henrique Fran-
co Lucinda and Rogerio Bertani who advisedme of Manuscript received 15 March 2004, revised 2
this problem. April 2004.
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