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
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 S. Lucas in 1983. ''Brazilopelma'' was synonymized with it in 2001.
Diagnosis
They can be distinguished by the lack of
stridulating
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 ...
organs, extension of the scopula on the metatarsus. They can also further be distinguished by the lack of spurs on the males and 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 ...
with short embolus. Females also own a distinct
spermatheca
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 in ...
morphology.
Species
it contains 6 species, found in
Paraguay
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, Guyana and
Brazil
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type
Type may refer to:
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) –
Brazil
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,
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
Schmidt
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Nhandu tripepii
''Nhandu tripepii'' is a spider species, and is a theraphosine theraphosid. It is native to Brazil.Nhandu carapoensis''
* ''Nhandu vulpinus'' (Schmidt, 1998) = ''
Nhandu tripepii
''Nhandu tripepii'' is a spider species, and is a theraphosine theraphosid. It is native to Brazil.List of Theraphosidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepted 1041 species in 156 genera:
A ''Acanthopelma''
'' Acanthopelma'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
* '' Acanthopelma beccarii ...