''Bulboctenus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of South American
wandering spider
Wandering spiders (''Ctenidae'') are a family (biology), family of spiders that includes the Phoneutria, Brazilian wandering spiders. These spiders have a distinctive longitudinal groove on the top-rear of their oval carapace similar to those of t ...
s. It was first described by M. P. Pereira, F. M. Labarque and D. Polotow in 2020,
and it has only been found in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
it contains only three species: ''
B. itunaitata'', ''
B. kayapo'', and ''
B. munduruku''.
See also
*
List of Ctenidae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Ctenidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
A ''Acantheis''
'' Acantheis'' Thorell, 1891
* '' A. boetonensis'' (Strand, 1913) — Indonesia (Sulawesi)
* '' A. celer'' (Simon, 1897) ...
References
Ctenidae genera
Spiders of Brazil
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