''Schismatothele'' is a

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of South American

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that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879.

Species

it contains eight species, found in

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, and

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: *'' Schismatothele benedettii'' Panzera, Perdomo & Pérez-Miles, 2011 –

*'' Schismatothele hacaritama'' Perafán, Valencia-Cuéllar & Guadanucci, 2019 –

*'' Schismatothele inflata'' (

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, 1889) –

*'' Schismatothele kastoni'' ( Caporiacco, 1955) – Venezuela *'' Schismatothele lineata'' Karsch, 1879 ( type) – Venezuela *'' Schismatothele modesta'' (Simon, 1889) – Colombia *'' Schismatothele olsoni'' Guadanucci, Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2019 – Colombia, Venezuela *'' Schismatothele weinmanni'' Guadanucci, Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2019 – Colombia

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of South America Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

See also

References