''Eupalaestrus'' is a

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of South American

tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the Family (biology), family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Therap ...

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 1901.

Species

it contains six species, found in

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, and

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: *'' Eupalaestrus campestratus'' (Simon, 1891) (

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Eupalaestrus crassimetatarsis ''Eupalaestrus crassimetatarsis'' is a tarantula in the genus '' Eupalaestrus''. It was first described by Leandro Malta Borges, Andressa Paladini, and Rogério Bertanii in 2021. It is found in Paraná, Brazil and Argentina Argentin ...

'' Borges, Paladini & Bertani, 2021 – Brazil, Argentina *'' Eupalaestrus larae'' Ferretti & Barneche, 2012 – Argentina *'' Eupalaestrus roccoi'' Borges, Paladini & Bertani, 2021 – Brazil *'' Eupalaestrus spinosissimus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil *'' Eupalaestrus weijenberghi'' ( Thorell, 1894) – Brazil,

, Argentina In synonymy: *''E. guyanus'' (Simon, 1892) = ''Eupalaestrus campestratus'' (Simon, 1891) *''E. holophaeus'' (Mello-Leitão, 1923, removed from S of ''Vitalius cesteri'' (Mello-Leitão, 1923), contra Bücherl, 1947a: 258, sub ''Pamphobeteus'') = ''Eupalaestrus spinosissimus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 *''E. pugilator'' Pocock, 1901 = ''Eupalaestrus campestratus'' (Simon, 1891) *''E. riparius'' (Schmidt & Bolle, 2008) = ''Eupalaestrus weijenberghi'' (Thorell, 1894) *''E. saltator'' (Pocock, 1903) = ''Eupalaestrus weijenberghi'' (Thorell, 1894) *''E. tarsicrassus'' Bücherl, 1947 = ''Eupalaestrus spinosissimus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 *''E. tennuitarsus'' Bücherl, 1947 = ''Eupalaestrus campestratus'' (Simon, 1891)

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Theraphosidae genera Spiders of South America Taxa named by R. I. Pocock Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

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