Actinopus Pindapoy
''Actinopus'' is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It was first described by Josef Anton Maximilian Perty in 1833 from the type species ''Actinopus tarsalis'' found in Brazil. The name is derived from Greek ''actin-'' "ray, beam" and ''pous'' "foot". It is a senior synonym of ''Aussereria'', ''Closterochilus'', ''Pachyloscelis'', and ''Theragretes''. The few reported bites from Brazil resulted in no symptoms, indicating that they can deliver dry bites or small amounts of venom. However, they should be treated with caution due to some reports of bites causing local pain and muscle contractions. These spider also have a low venom yield, ''Actinopus crassipes ''Actinopus crassipes'' is a species of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae Actinopodidae ( Mouse spiders) is a family of mygalomorph orb weaver spiders found in mainland Australia and South America usually in open forest. Species ...'' for example has a mean venom yield of 0.09 m ...
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Maximilian Perty
Josef Anton Maximilian Perty (17 September 1804, Ornbau – 8 August 1884, Bern) was a German naturalist and entomologist. He was a professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Bern.Deutsche Biographie
biography His first name is sometimes spelled as "Joseph". He studied and medicine in Landshut, earning his medical doctorate in 1826. Afterwards, he obtained his PhD at with a thesis on a previously unknown species of