''Tmesiphantes'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian

tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...

in the subfamily

Theraphosinae The Theraphosinae are a large subfamily of Mygalomorphae spiders in the family Theraphosidae found in the Neotropical realm. Genera The subfamily Theraphosinae includes these genera: * ''Acanthoscurria'' * ''Aenigmarachne'' * '' Aphonopelma' ...

that was first described by

Eugène Louis Simon Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".synonymy A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...

in 2019.

Species

it contains the following species, found in

and

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...

: *''

Tmesiphantes amadoi ''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019. Species it contains t ...

'' Yamamoto, Lucas, Guadanucci & Indicatti, 2007 – Brazil *''

Tmesiphantes amazonicus ''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019. Species it contains t ...

'' Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 – Brazil *''

Tmesiphantes aridai ''Tmesiphantes aridai'' is a species of tarantula in the family Theraphosidae, subfamily Theraphosinae. The type locality is Floresta Nacional do Tapajós, Santarém, in the state of Pará, Brazil. Taxonomy The species was first describe ...

'' Gonzalez-Filho, Brescovit & Lucas, 2014 – Brazil *''

Tmesiphantes bethaniae ''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019. Species it contains t ...

'' Yamamoto, Lucas, Guadanucci & Indicatti, 2007 – Brazil *''

Tmesiphantes brescoviti ''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019. Species it contains t ...

'' (Indicatti, Lucas, Guadanucci & Yamamoto, 2008) – Brazil *''

Tmesiphantes buecherli ''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019. Species it contains t ...

'' (Indicatti, Lucas, Guadanucci & Yamamoto, 2008) – Brazil *''

Tmesiphantes caymmii ''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019. Species it contains t ...

'' Yamamoto, Lucas, Guadanucci & Indicatti, 2007 – Brazil *''

Tmesiphantes crassifemur ''Tmesiphantes crassifemur'' is a species of theraphosine theraphosid spider. It is native to Argentina. Taxonomic history In 1960, Berta Gerschman de Pikelin and Rita Schiapelli described this species as ''Melloleitaoina crassifemur''. In 1993 ...

'' (Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1960) – Argentina *''

Tmesiphantes guayarus ''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019. Species it contains t ...

'' Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 – Brazil *''

Tmesiphantes hypogeus ''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019. Species it contains t ...

'' Bertani, Bichuette & Pedroso, 2013 – Brazil *''

Tmesiphantes janeira ''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019. Species it contains t ...

'' (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil *''

Tmesiphantes mirim ''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019. Species it contains t ...

'' Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2015 – Brazil *'' Tmesiphantes mutquina'' (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) – Argentina *''

Tmesiphantes nordestinus ''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019. Species it contains t ...

'' Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 – Brazil *''

Tmesiphantes nubilus ''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019. Species it contains t ...

'' Simon, 1892 (

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

) – 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 ''Tmesiphantes uru'' is a species of tarantula in the subfamily Theraphosinae. It is endemic to Argentina. Taxonomy The species was first described in 2014 as ''Melloleitaoina uru''. The specific name ''uru'' refers to the Incan myth, telling of ...

'' (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) – Argentina *''

Tmesiphantes yupanqui ''Tmesiphantes yupanqui'' is a species of spider in the subfamily Theraphosinae of the family Theraphosidae. It is endemic to Argentina. Taxonomy The species was first described in 2014 as ''Melloleitaoina yupanqui''. The specific name ''yupanqu ...

'' (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) – Argentina Formerly included: *''T. elegans'' Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958 (Transferred to ''

Homoeomma ''Homoeomma'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Calopelma'', ''Butantania'', and of ''Cyclothoracoides''. These tarantulas are usually quite small and ...

'') *''T. serratus'' Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958 (Transferred to ''Homoeomma'') *''T. spinopalpus'' Schaefer, 1996 (Transferred to ''

Cyclosternum ''Cyclosternum'' is a genus of 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, 2022 = Panama *' ...

'')

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 s ...

*''T. chickeringi'' Caporiacco, 1955

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Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Brazil Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

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