Pterinopelma
Pterinopelma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Pterinopelma Pocock, 1901[1] |
Pterinopelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), found in Brazil.
Species
As of April 2016[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Pterinopelma sazimai Bertani, Nagahama & Fukushima, 2011 – Brazil
- Pterinopelma vitiosum (Keyserling, 1891) (type species) – Brazil
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Pterinopelma Pocock, 1901", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-04-15