''Lasiodora'' is a

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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

Ludwig Carl Christian Koch Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ...

in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual.

Diagnosis

This genus can be distinguished from other

by the presence of hairs used for

stridulation Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts. This behavior is mostly associated with insects, but other animals are known to do this as well, such as a number of species of fish, snakes and spiders. The mech ...

on the upper area of the coxae of leg 1 and 2. Males also own a triangular keel below the apex of the

palpal bulb The two palpal bulbs – also known as palpal organs and genital bulbs – are the copulatory organs of a male spider. They are borne on the last segment of the pedipalps (the front "limbs" of a spider), giving the spider an appearance often descr ...

, females also have a

sclerotized Sclerosis (also sclerosus in the Latin names of a few disorders) is a hardening of tissue and other anatomical features. It may refer to: * Sclerosis (medicine), a hardening of tissue * in zoology, a process which forms sclerites, a hardened exo ...

(hardened by

sclerotin Sclerotin is a component of the cuticle of various Arthropoda, most familiarly insects. It is formed by cross-linking members of particular classes of protein molecules, a biochemical process called sclerotization, a form of tanning in which ...

) area between the two sections of the

spermathecae The spermatheca (pronounced : spermathecae ), also called ''receptaculum seminis'' (: ''receptacula seminis''), is an organ of the female reproductive tract in insects, e.g. ants, bees, some molluscs, Oligochaeta worms and certain other inver ...

Species

it contains seven species, 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 ...

: *'' Lasiodora benedeni'' Bertkau, 1880 – Brazil *''

Lasiodora camurujipe ''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. Diagnosis This genus can be distinguished from other ...

'' Bertani, 2023 – Brazil *''

Lasiodora franciscana ''Lasiodora franciscana'' is a species of tarantula endemic to Brazil. The name "''franciscana''" refers to the São Francisco River The São Francisco River (, ) is a large Rivers of Brazil, river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the lon ...

'' Bertani, 2023 – Brazil *''

Lasiodora klugi The ''Lasiodora klugi'' (also known as the Bahia scarlet) is a tarantula endemic to Brazil. Its common name refers to the state of Bahia Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, ...

'' (C. L. Koch, 1841) (

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) – Brazil *''

Lasiodora parahybana ''Lasiodora parahybana'', the Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula, also simply known as the salmon pink or LP, is a tarantula from north-eastern Brazil and considered to be the fourth largest tarantula in the world (behind the three spec ...

'' Mello-Leitão, 1917 – Brazil *''

Lasiodora sertaneja ''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. Diagnosis This genus can be distinguished from other ...

'' Bertani, 2023 – Brazil *'' Lasiodora subcanens'' Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil

Transferred to other genera

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Central America Spiders of South America Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Koch Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Diagnosis

Species

Transferred to other genera

See also

References