''Crassicrus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of Central and

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...

tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...

that was first described by S. B. Reichling & R. C. West in 1996.

Species

it contains six species, found in

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

, Guatemala, and

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

: *'' Crassicrus bidxigui'' Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 –

*'' Crassicrus cocona'' Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico *'' Crassicrus lamanai'' Reichling & West, 1996 ( type) – Guatemala,

*'' Crassicrus stoicum'' (

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, 1925) – Mexico *'' Crassicrus tochtli'' Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico *'' Crassicrus yumkimil'' Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Central America Spiders of Mexico Theraphosidae Taxa named by Rick C. West {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

See also

References