''Proshapalopus'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by

Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (July 17, 1886 – December 14, 1948) was a Brazilian zoologist who is considered the founder of Arachnology in South America, publishing 198 papers on the taxonomy of Arachnida. He was also involved with educ ...

in 1923.

Species

it contains four species, found in

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

and Brazil: *''

Proshapalopus amazonicus ''Proshapalopus'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1923. Species it contains four species, found in Colombia and Brazil: *'' Proshapalopus amazonicus'' Bertani, 2001 – Br ...

'' Bertani, 2001 – Brazil *'' Proshapalopus anomalus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 (

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) – Brazil *''

Proshapalopus marimbai ''Cymbiapophysa marimbai'' is a tarantula in the genus ''Cymbiapophysa'', first described in 2018. This tarantula is found in Colombia, in the ''Reserva Natural Biotopo Selva Humeda''. Description The cephalothorax and legs brown with black ha ...

'' Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2018 –

*'' Proshapalopus multicuspidatus'' (Mello-Leitão, 1929) – Brazil

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Brazil Taxa named by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

See also

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