''Tmesiphantes'' is a
genus
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of
Brazil
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ian
tarantulas
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in the subfamily
Theraphosinae
The Theraphosinae are a large subfamily of Mygalomorphae spiders in the family Theraphosidae found primarily in the Neotropical realm.
Genera
The subfamily Theraphosinae includes these genera:
* '' Abdomegaphobema''
* '' Acanthoscurria''
* '' ...
that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon
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in 2019.
Species
it contains 22 species, found in Brazil
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and Argentina
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:Tmesiphantes nordestinus
''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian Theraphosidae, tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into Synonym (ta ...
'' Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 - Brazil
* '' Tmesiphantes nubilus'' Simon, 1892 (type
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) - Brazil
* '' Tmesiphantes obesus'' (Simon, 1892) - Brazil
* '' Tmesiphantes perp'' Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 - Brazil
* '' Tmesiphantes raulseixasi'' Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 - Brazil
* '' Tmesiphantes riopretano'' Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 - Brazil
* '' Tmesiphantes uru'' (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) - Argentina
* '' Tmesiphantes yupanqui'' (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) - Argentina
Formerly included:
*''T. elegans'' Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958 (Transferred to ''Homoeomma
''Homoeomma'' (''eyelike'', from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος, ''like'', and ὄμμα, ''eye'') is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Calopelma'', ''But ...
'')
*''T. serratus'' Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958 (Transferred to ''Homoeomma'')
*''T. spinopalpus'' Schaefer, 1996 (Transferred to ''Cyclosternum
''Cyclosternum'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.
Species
it contains twelve species, found in South America, Costa Rica, and Mexico:
*''Cyclosternum darienense'' Gabriel & Sherwood, 20 ...
'')
Nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium,'' it may be impossible to determine whether a ...
*''T. chickeringi'' Caporiacco, 1955
See also
* 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 ...
References
Theraphosidae genera
Spiders of Brazil
Theraphosidae
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