''Brachionopus'' is a

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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

n tarantulas that was first described by

Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock, (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist. Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward's ...

in 1897. It was transferred to the Theraphosidae from the Barychelidae in 1985.

Species

it contains 4 species, found in

: *'' Brachionopus annulatus''

Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: ; September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, ''Dido and Aeneas''; and his incidental music to a version of Shakespeare's ...

, 1903 –

*'' Brachionopus pretoriae'' Purcell, 1904 – South Africa *'' Brachionopus robustus'' Pocock, 1897 (

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) – South Africa *'' Brachionopus tristis'' Purcell, 1903 – South Africa

References

Endemic spiders of South Africa Theraphosidae genera Spiders of South Africa Taxa named by R. I. Pocock Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

See also

References