''Eupalaestrus'' is a

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of South American

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that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901.

Species

it contains six species, found in

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, and

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: *'' Eupalaestrus campestratus'' (Simon, 1891) ( type) –

*'' Eupalaestrus crassimetatarsis'' Borges, Paladini & Bertani, 2021 – Brazil, Argentina *'' Eupalaestrus larae'' Ferretti & Barneche, 2012 – Argentina *'' Eupalaestrus roccoi'' Borges, Paladini & Bertani, 2021 – Brazil *'' Eupalaestrus spinosissimus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil *'' Eupalaestrus weijenberghi'' ( Thorell, 1894) – Brazil,

, Argentina In synonymy: *''E. guyanus'' (Simon, 1892) = ''Eupalaestrus campestratus'' (Simon, 1891) *''E. holophaeus'' (Mello-Leitão, 1923, removed from S of ''Vitalius cesteri'' (Mello-Leitão, 1923), contra Bücherl, 1947a: 258, sub ''Pamphobeteus'') = ''Eupalaestrus spinosissimus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 *''E. pugilator'' Pocock, 1901 = ''Eupalaestrus campestratus'' (Simon, 1891) *''E. riparius'' (Schmidt & Bolle, 2008) = ''Eupalaestrus weijenberghi'' (Thorell, 1894) *''E. saltator'' (Pocock, 1903) = ''Eupalaestrus weijenberghi'' (Thorell, 1894) *''E. tarsicrassus'' Bücherl, 1947 = ''Eupalaestrus spinosissimus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 *''E. tennuitarsus'' Bücherl, 1947 = ''Eupalaestrus campestratus'' (Simon, 1891)

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of South America Taxa named by R. I. Pocock Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

See also

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