''Catanduba'' is a

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of South American

tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although m ...

that was first described by F. U. Yamamoto, S. M. Lucas &

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in 2012.

Species

it contains seven species, all 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 ...

: *'' Catanduba araguaia'' Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 –

*'' Catanduba canabrava'' Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil *''

Catanduba flavohirta ''Catanduba'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by F. U. Yamamoto, S. M. Lucas & Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2012. Species it contains seven species, all found in Brazil: *'' Catanduba araguaia'' Yamamoto, Lucas ...

'' ( Simon, 1889) – Brazil *'' Catanduba peruacu'' Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil *'' Catanduba piauiensis'' Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil *'' Catanduba simoni'' (Soares & Camargo, 1948) – Brazil *'' Catanduba tuskae'' Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 ( type) – Brazil

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Brazil Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

See also

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