Proshapalopus
Proshapalopus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923[1] |
Type species | |
Mello-Leitão, 1923
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Species | |
4, see text |
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 it contains four species, found in Colombia and Brazil:[1]
- Bertani, 2001 – Brazil
- Mello-Leitão, 1923 (type) – Brazil
- Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2018 – Colombia
- (Mello-Leitão, 1929) – Brazil
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
Categories:
- Mygalomorphae genera
- Spiders of Brazil
- Taxa named by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
- Theraphosidae
- Theraphosidae stubs