''Proshapalopus'' 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 South American

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 Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1923.

Species

it contains four species, found in Colombia and

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

: *'' Proshapalopus amazonicus'' Bertani, 2001 –

*'' Proshapalopus anomalus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 ( type) – Brazil *'' Proshapalopus marimbai'' Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2018 – Colombia *'' Proshapalopus multicuspidatus'' (Mello-Leitão, 1929) – Brazil

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Brazil Taxa named by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

See also

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