taxonID	type	description	language	source
D6CBBD29CD20580594329CDE0BC664BA.taxon	description	Figs 1, 5, 6 B, 7 B, 9 A, B, 10	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
D6CBBD29CD20580594329CDE0BC664BA.taxon	materials_examined	Examined material. Holotype: Republic of Ecuador • 1 ♂; Province of Cotopaxi, Canton Pangua, Parish of El Corazon, Padrewasi; - 1.2015, - 78.9895, 2785 m a. s. l.; 25 February 2023; M. Lopez-Garcia, J. Montalvo, D. Brito-Zapata & C. Reyes-Puig leg.; ZFSQ-i 11578.	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
D6CBBD29CD20580594329CDE0BC664BA.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Cymbiapophysa carmencita sp. nov. can be distinguished from other species by the morphology of the male palpal bulb from C. falconi sp. nov. by the presence a continuous and slightly serrated PACK keel, slightly serrated PI keel, developed A keel, PS as long as PI keel, absence of RI keel, and presence of Type III urticating setae (disjunct and distally serrated PACK keel, smooth PI keel, weakly developed A keel, PS keel longer than PI keel, well-developed RI keel, and absence of Type III urticating setae in C. falconi sp. nov.); C. homeroi sp. nov. by the slightly serrated PACK and PI keels, absence of RI keel, D weakly developed, and presence of Type III urticating setae (slightly serrated PACK keel and smooth PI keel, developed RS keel, weakly developed RI keel, D developed, and absence of Type III urticating setae in C. homeroi); from C. velox and C. yimana by the presence of a slightly serrated PACK and PI keels, PS keel as long as PI keel, and absence of RI keel (PACK keel (s) absent, smooth PI, PS keel as long as PI keel, and weakly developed RI in C. velox and C. yimana (Gabriel and Sherwood 2020; Sherwood et al. 2021 a )); from C. marimbai, C. magna, and C. seldeni by the presence of a slightly serrated PACK keel, absence of a tibial apophysis, and D weakly developed (two PACK keels present, tibial apophysis present, and D well-developed in C. marimbai; PACK keel (s) absent, tibial apophysis present, and D developed in C. magna; PACK keel (s) absent, tibial apophysis present, and D weakly-developed in C. seldeni (Perafan and Valencia-Cuellar 2018; Sherwood et al. 2021 a; Sherwood and Gabriel 2023 )). Cymbiapophysa carmencita sp. nov. can further be distinguished from all other species by the absence of a RS keel, developed A and PAIK keels (weakly developed RS and A keels, PAIK keel absent in C. falconi sp. nov., C. magna, C. marimbai, C. velox, and C. yimana, developed RS and A keels, PAIK keel absent in C. homeroi sp. nov.; weakly developed RS keel, well developed A keel, PAIK keel absent in C. seldeni (Perafan and Valencia-Cuellar 2018; Gabriel and Sherwood 2020; Sherwood et al. 2021 a; Sherwood and Gabriel 2023 )).	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
D6CBBD29CD20580594329CDE0BC664BA.taxon	description	Description. Male holotype (ZFSQ-i 11578): Total length including chelicerae: 23.21. Carapace: length 10.38, width 8.59. Caput: raised. Ocular tubercle: slightly raised, length 0.98, width 1.46. Eyes: ALE> AME, AME> PLE, PLE> PME, anterior eye row slightly procurved, posterior row slightly recurved. Clypeus: narrow; clypeal fringe short. Fovea: straight. Chelicera: length 3.31, width 1.95. Abdomen: length 9.52, width 6.00. Maxilla with 112 - 129 cuspules covering approximately 40 % of the proximal edge. Labium: length 1.76, width 0.95, with 37 cuspules most separated by 0.5 - 1.0 x the width of a cuspule. Labio-sternal mounds joined along the entire base of the labium. Sternum: length 4.25, width 4.01, with three pairs of sigilla. Tarsi I-IV fully scopulate, tarsi I-II divided by narrow strip of longer and thicker setae, Tarsi III-IV divided by wide strip of longer and wider setae. Metatarsal scopulae: I 100 %; II 70 %; III 20 %; IV 15 %. Lengths of legs and palpal segments: see Table 2, legs IV, I, II, III. Spination: Leg I: femur p 0 - 0 - 2, v 1 - 1 - 1, d 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1; patella p 0 - 2 - 0; tibia p 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1, r 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1, v 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 (3 ap); metatarsus p 0 - 1 - 1 - 1, r 0 - 0 - 1, v 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 (4 ap). Leg II: femur r 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1, d 0 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2; patella p 0 - 1 - 0, v 0 - 0 - 1; tibia p 1 - 0 - 1, r 1 - 1 - 1, v 2 - 1 - 2 (3 ap); metatarsus p 1 - 1 - 1, r 0 - 1 - 1 - 1, v 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 0 (3 ap). Leg III: femur r 0 - 1 - 1 - 1, d 2 - 1 - 2 - 1; patella p 0 - 1 - 0, r 0 - 1 - 0; tibia p 2 - 1 - 1 - 2, r 1 - 1 - 1, v 1 - 1 - 0 (3 ap), d 0 - 1 - 0; metatarsus p 1 - 1 - 1, r 0 - 1 - 1 - 1, v 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 (3 ap), d 0 - 0 - 2. Leg IV: femur p 0 - 1 - 1, d 1 - 1 - 1 - 1; patella p 0 - 1 - 0, r 0 - 1 - 0; tibia p 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1, r 1 - 1 - 1, v 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 (2 ap), d 1 - 0 - 0; metatarsus p 1 - 1 - 1 - 1, r 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1, v 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 (4 ap). Pedipalp: femur p 0 - 0 - 1; patella p 0 - 1 - 0; tibia p 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2, r 0 - 0 - 2. Palpal cymbium with rounded developed retrolateral apophysis (Fig. 1 C). Leg I lacking tibial apophyses. Femur III laterally incrassate. Palpal tibia and metatarsus I straight. Posterior lateral spinnerets with three segments, basal 1.63, median 1.09, digitiform apical 2.60. Lateral median spinnerets with one segment. Palpal bulb (Fig. 5) with weakly-developed and quadrate TH. PS, PACK, and PI keels well-developed; A and PAIK developed. PS keel as long as PI keel. PACK keel extending less than a quarter of the embolus. PACK and PI keels slightly serrated. ER disjunct from PC forming a PR, PAR, RI, RS absent. PC narrow and constricted in posterior half. D weakly developed. Ventral face with rugulose area. Type Ib and III urticating setae present.	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
D6CBBD29CD20580594329CDE0BC664BA.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet carmencita is a noun in apposition and honours my mother, Carmen Beatriz Romero Palacios, and my sister, Carmen Emilia Penaherrera-Romero. Although they have bad tempers, they have always supported and influenced me throughout my life.	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
D6CBBD29CD20580594329CDE0BC664BA.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cymbiapophysa carmencita sp. nov. is only known from its type locality, near the sector of Padrewasi, Province of Cotopaxi, at 2785 m, in the central area of the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes of Ecuador.	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
6C333A59F295524FA927984B69CBFD0E.taxon	description	Figs 1, 2, 3, 6 A, 7 A, 8, 9 C, D, 10	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
6C333A59F295524FA927984B69CBFD0E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype: Republic of Ecuador • 1 ♂; province of Azuay, canton La Union, Parish of Chordeleg, Valley of Yunguilla, near the Chantaco river; - 3.2421, - 79.2685, 1620 m a. s. l.; 03 November 2019; J. Falcon-Reiban & A. Velez leg.; AE- 0005. Paratype: Republic of Ecuador • 1 ♂, same data as holotype; 03 November 2019; J. Falcon-Reiban and A. Velez leg.; AE- 0004.	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
6C333A59F295524FA927984B69CBFD0E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Cymbiapophysa falconi sp. nov. can be distinguished from other species by the morphology of the male palpal bulb. This new species can be differentiated from C. homeroi sp. nov. by the presence of a disjunct and distally slightly serrated PACK keel, PS keel longer than PI keel, and D weakly developed (continuous and slightly serrated PACK keel, PS keel as long as PI keel, and D more developed in C. homeroi sp. nov.); from C. carmencita sp. nov. by the presence of a disjunct and distally slightly serrated PACK keel, smooth PI keel, continuous and weakly developed A keel, PS keel longer than PI keel, and absence of Type III urticating setae (continuous and slightly serrated PACK keel, slightly serrated PI keel, disjunct and strongly developed A keel, PS as long as PI keel, and presence of Type III urticating setae in C. carmencita sp. nov.); from C. velox and C. yimana by the presence of a disjunct and distally slightly serrated PACK keel, PS keel longer than PI keel, and absence of Type III urticating setae (PACK keel (s) absent, PS keel as long as PI keel, and presence of Type III urticating setae in C. velox and C. yimana (Gabriel and Sherwood 2020; Sherwood et al. 2021 a )); from C. marimbai, C. magna, and C. seldeni by the presence of a disjunct and distally slightly serrated PACK keel, absence of a tibial apophysis, D weakly developed, and absence of Type III urticating setae (two PACK keels present, tibial apophysis present, D well-developed, and presence of Type III urticating setae in C. marimbai; PACK keel (s) absent, tibial apophysis present, D developed, and presence of Type III urticating setae in C. magna; PACK keel (s) absent, tibial apophysis present, and D weakly-developed in C. seldeni (Perafan and Valencia-Cuellar 2018; Sherwood et al. 2021 a; Sherwood and Gabriel 2023). Cymbiapophysa falconi sp. nov. can further be distinguished from all other species by the presence of a well-developed RI keel projected to the prolateral face (straight and weakly developed RI keel in C. homeroi sp. nov., C. velox, and C. yimana; RI keel absent in C. carmencita sp. nov., C. magna, C. marimbai, and C. seldeni (Perafan and Valencia-Cuellar 2018; Gabriel and Sherwood 2020; Sherwood et al. 2021 a; Sherwood and Gabriel 2023 )).	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
6C333A59F295524FA927984B69CBFD0E.taxon	description	Description. Male holotype (AE- 0005): Total length including chelicerae: 19.74. Carapace: length 9.11, width 7.74. Caput: not raised. Ocular tubercle: slightly raised, length 0.98, width 1.46. Eyes: ALE> AME, PLE> AME, PLE> PME, anterior eye row straight, posterior row slightly recurved. Clypeus: narrow; clypeal fringe short. Fovea: straight. Chelicera: length 2.52, width 1.52. Abdomen: length 8.11, width 4.66. Maxilla with 130 - 183 cuspules covering approximately 50 % of the proximal edge. Labium: length 1.25, width 1.49, with 66 cuspules most separated by 0.5 - 1.0 x the width of a cuspule. Labio-sternal mounds joined along the entire base of the labium. Sternum: length 4.18, width 3.74, with three pairs of sigilla. Tarsi I-IV fully scopulate, tarsi I-III divided by narrow strip of longer and thicker setae, Tarsus IV divided by wide strip of longer and wider setae. Metatarsal scopulae: I 50 %; II 60 %; III 30 %; IV 10 %. Lengths of legs and palpal segments: see Table 1, legs IV, I, II, III. Spination: Leg I: femur p 0 - 0 - 1; tibia p 0 - 1 - 1 - 0, r 0, v 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 (3 ap); metatarsus v 1 - 0 - 0 (3 ap). Leg II: femur p 0 - 0 - 1; tibia p 0 - 1 - 1 - 0, v 0 - 1 - 0 (3 ap); metatarsus p 0 - 0 - 1, r 1 - 0 - 0 (3 ap). Leg III: femur p 0 - 0 - 1, r 0 - 0 - 1; patella r 0 - 0 - 1, v 0; tibia p 1 - 1 - 1, r 1 - 1 - 1, v 0 - 2 - 0 (3 ap); metatarsus p 1 - 1 - 1, r 1 - 0 - 1, v 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 (6 ap). Leg IV: femur d 0 - 0 - 1; patella r 0 - 1 - 0; tibia p 1 - 0 - 1, r 1 - 1 - 1, v 1 - 1 - 1 (3 ap); metatarsus p 1 - 1 - 1 - 1, r 1 - 1 - 1, v 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 (7 ap). Pedipalp: femur p 0 - 0 - 1; tibia p 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 (ap). Palpal cymbium with rounded weakly developed retrolateral apophysis (Fig. 1 A). Leg I lacking tibial apophyses. Femur III laterally incrassate. Palpal tibia slightly laterally incrassate. Metatarsus I straight. Posterior lateral spinnerets with three segments, basal 1.70, median 0.57, digitiform apical 1.44. Posterior median spinnerets with one segment. Palpal bulb (Fig. 2) with weakly-developed and rounded TH. PS, PACK, and RI keels well-developed; PI, RS and A keels weakly developed. PS keel longer than PI keel, PS extending for one third of the length of the embolus. PACK keel extending to half the length of the embolus, disjunct with the distal part slightly serrated. RI keel extending to half the length of the embolus and distally projected to the prolateral face. ER disjunct from PC forming a PR, PAR absent. PC narrow and constricted in posterior half. D weakly developed. Ventral and dorsal faces with a rugulose area. Only Type Ia urticating setae present, Type III urticating setae absent. Colour (after four years in preservative): generally with a brown colouration and setae with a pale grey colour.	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
6C333A59F295524FA927984B69CBFD0E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is an eponym for Jose M. Falcon-Reiban, a great friend and colleague who introduced me to the curiosity of studying tarantulas, by showing me an unknown tarantula back in 2020.	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
6C333A59F295524FA927984B69CBFD0E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cymbiapophysa falconi sp. nov. is only known from its type locality, in the Valley of Yunguilla, near the Chantaco river, at 1620 m, Province of Azuay, on the southwestern slopes of the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes of Ecuador.	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
18C560DFF8E157DCA32C32EADCE98A6C.taxon	description	Figs 1, 4, 10	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
18C560DFF8E157DCA32C32EADCE98A6C.taxon	materials_examined	Examined material. Holotype: Republic of Ecuador • 1 ♂; Province of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Canton Santo Domingo, Parish of San Jose de Alluriquin, Reserve Rio Guajalito, trail Los Espanoles; - 0.2338, - 78.7939, 2260 m a. s. l.; 26 November 2015; M. Costales leg.; ZSFQ-i 11577.	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
18C560DFF8E157DCA32C32EADCE98A6C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Cymbiapophysa homeroi sp. nov. can be distinguished from other species by the morphology of the male palpal bulb from C. falconi sp. nov. by the presence of a continuous and slightly serrated PACK keel, PS keel as long as PI keel, and D developed (disjunct and distally slightly serrated PACK keel, PS keel longer than PI keel, and D weakly developed in C. falconi sp. nov.); from C. carmencita sp. nov. by the presence of a slightly serrated PACK keel and smooth PI keel, developed RS keel, weakly developed RI keel, weakly developed A keel, D developed, and absence of PAIK keel and Type III urticating setae (slightly serrated PACK and PI keels, absence of RS and RI keels, disjunct and developed A keel, developed PAIK keel, D weakly developed, and presence of Type III urticating setae in C. carmencita sp. nov.); from C. velox and C. yimana by palpal bulb morphology with the presence of a continuous and slightly serrated PACK keel, D developed, and absence of Type III urticating setae (PACK keel (s) absent, D weakly developed, and presence of Type III urticating setae in C. velox and C. yimana (Gabriel and Sherwood 2020; Sherwood et al. 2021 a )); from C. marimbai, C. magna, and C. seldeni by the presence of a single slightly PACK keel and a RI keel, having the PS keel as long as PI keel, absence of a tibial apophysis, D developed, and absence of Type III urticating setae (two PACK keels present, RI keel absent, PS keel longer than PI, tibial apophysis present, D well-developed, and presence of Type III urticating setae in C. marimbai; PACK and RI keels absent, PS keel longer than PI, tibial apophysis present, D developed, and presence of Type III urticating setae in C. magna; PACK keel (s) absent, PS keel as long as PI keel, tibial apophysis present, and D weakly-developed in C. seldeni (Perafan and Valencia-Cuellar 2018; Sherwood et al. 2021 a; Sherwood and Gabriel 2023 )). Additionally, Cymbiapophysa homeroi sp. nov. can further be distinguished from all other species, by the exception of C. carmencita sp. nov., by the presence of a well-developed PI keel (developed PI keel in C. magna, C. marimbai, C. seldeni, and C. yimana; weakly developed RI keel in C. falconi sp. nov. and C. velox (Perafan and Valencia-Cuellar 2018; Gabriel and Sherwood 2020; Sherwood et al. 2021 a; Sherwood and Gabriel 2023 )).	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
18C560DFF8E157DCA32C32EADCE98A6C.taxon	description	Description. Male holotype (ZSFQ-i 11577): Total length including chelicerae: 24.75. Carapace: length 12.95, width 11.10. Caput: slightly raised. Ocular tubercle: raised, length 1.14, width 2.05. Eyes: AME> ALE, AME> PLE, PLE> PME, anterior eye row straight, posterior row slightly recurved. Clypeus: narrow; clypeal fringe short. Fovea: straight. Chelicera: length 2.14, width 2.23. Abdomen: length 9.66, width 5.76. Maxilla with 112 - 146 cuspules covering approximately 60 % of the proximal edge. Labium: length 1.80, width 2.00, with 52 cuspules most separated by 0.5 - 1.0 x the width of a cuspule. Labio-sternal mounds joined along the entire base of the labium. Sternum: length 4.87, width 4.89, with three pairs of sigilla. Scopulation, leg measurements and spination unknown due to the fragile state of the specimen. Palpal cymbium with conical well-developed retrolateral apophysis (Fig. 1 B). Leg I lacking tibial apophyses. Femur III and palpal tibia laterally incrassate. Metatarsus I straight. Palpal bulb (Fig. 4) with developed and triangular TH. PS, PACK, and PI keels well-developed; RS keel developed; RI and A keels weakly developed. PS as long as PI keel. Small and slightly serrated PACK keel extending less than a half the length of the embolus. PI visible in retrolateral and prolateral views. ER disjunct from PC forming a PR, PAR absent. PC narrow and slightly constricted in posterior half. D developed. Ventral face with rugulose area. Type Ia urticating setae present, Type III urticating setae absent. Colour: after thirteen years in preservative, generally with a brown colouration and setae with a pale grey colour.	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
18C560DFF8E157DCA32C32EADCE98A6C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is a patronym for my father, Homero Giovanni Penaherrera Zavala, who has always been a main pillar of my life, and always supported my crazy ideas like keeping aquariums and unconventional animals inside the house, which helped me grow my curiosity about nature.	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
18C560DFF8E157DCA32C32EADCE98A6C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cymbiapophysa homeroi sp. nov. is only known from its type locality, on the Reserve Rio Guajalito, alongside the trail Los Espanoles, Province of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, north of the western mountain range of the Andean Cordillera of Ecuador, at 2261 m.	en	Penaherrera-R., Pedro (2023): Increasing knowledge of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): general distribution, key to species, and three new species from Ecuador. ZooKeys 1178: 17-38, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.105703
