Proshapalopus
| Proshapalopus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. anomalus Mello-Leitão, 1923
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Proshapalopus is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1923.[2]
Species
As of May 2020[update] it contains four species, found in Colombia and Brazil:[1]
- Proshapalopus amazonicus Bertani, 2001 – Brazil
- Proshapalopus anomalus Mello-Leitão, 1923 (type) – Brazil
- Proshapalopus marimbai Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2018 – Colombia
- Proshapalopus multicuspidatus (Mello-Leitão, 1929) – Brazil
See also
References
- ^ a b "Gen. Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1923). "Theraphosideas do Brasil". Revista do Museu Paulista. 13: 1–438.
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