Phoneyusa Bidentata
''Phoneyusa'' is a genus of spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). Taxonomy The genus was erected by Ferdinand Karsch in 1884, based on a spider from central Africa he regarded as in some ways similar to the South American genera '' Avicularia'' and ''Eurypelma'' (now included in ''Avicularia''), but nevertheless distinct. Karsch explained the name as meaning "murderess". (''Phoneyusa'' is one transcription of the Greek , derived from the verb , 'murder'.) Distribution The species of this genus are found in sub-Saharan Africa. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: *''Phoneyusa antilope'' (Simon, 1889) – Congo *''Phoneyusa belandana'' Karsch, 1884 ( type species) – Central African Rep. *''Phoneyusa bidentata'' Pocock, 1899 – West, Central Africa *''Phoneyusa bouvieri'' Berland, 1917 – Madagascar *''Phoneyusa buettneri'' Karsch, 1886 – Gabon *''Phoneyusa chevalieri'' Simon, 1906 – West Africa *''Phoneyusa cultri ...
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Phoneyusa Lesserti
''Phoneyusa lesserti'' is a species of spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). Distribution This species can be found in the Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th .... References Endemic fauna of the Central African Republic Theraphosidae Spiders of Africa Spiders described in 1973 {{Theraphosidae-stub ...
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