''Bulboctenus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of South American
wandering spider
Wandering spiders (''Ctenidae'') are a family of spiders that includes the Brazilian wandering spiders. These spiders have a distinctive longitudinal groove on the top-rear of their oval carapace similar to those of the Amaurobiidae. They are hi ...
s. It was first described by M. P. Pereira, F. M. Labarque and D. Polotow in 2020,
and it has only been found in
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
.
it contains only three species: ''
B. itunaitata'', ''
B. kayapo'', and ''
B. munduruku''.
See also
*
List of Ctenidae species
References
Ctenidae genera
Spiders of Brazil
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