''Nhandu'' 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 S. Lucas in 1983. ''Brazilopelma'' was synonymized with it in 2001.

Diagnosis

They can be distinguished by the lack of

stridulating Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts. This behavior is mostly associated with insects, but other animals are known to do this as well, such as a number of species of fish, snakes and spiders. The mech ...

organs, extension of the scopula on the metatarsus. They can also further be distinguished by the lack of spurs on the males and the

palpal bulb The two palpal bulbs – also known as palpal organs and genital bulbs – are the copulatory organs of a male spider. They are borne on the last segment of the pedipalps (the front "limbs" of a spider), giving the spider an appearance often descr ...

with short embolus. Females also own a distinct

spermatheca The spermatheca (pronounced plural: spermathecae ), also called receptaculum seminis (plural: receptacula seminis), is an organ of the female reproductive tract in insects, e.g. ants, bees, some molluscs, oligochaeta worms and certain other ...

morphology.

Species

it contains five species, found in

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and

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Nhandu carapoensis ''Nhandu'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas in 1983. ''Brazilopelma'' was synonymized with it in 2001. Diagnosis They can be distinguished by the lack of stridulating organs, extension of the scopu ...

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Nhandu cerradensis ''Nhandu cerradensis'' is a species of spider from the genus ''Nhandu''. The species is originally described by Rogério Bertani in 2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and insti ...

'' Bertani, 2001 – Brazil *''

Nhandu chromatus ''Nhandu'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas in 1983. ''Brazilopelma'' was synonymized with it in 2001. Diagnosis They can be distinguished by the lack of stridulating organs, extension of the scopu ...

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Nhandu coloratovillosus ''Nhandu coloratovillosus'' also known as the Brazilian black & white tarantula or the bombardier tarantula, is a species of tarantula first described by Günter Schmidt in 1998. They are found in the grasslands of Brazil and Paraguay, and are ...

'' (Schmidt, 1998) – Brazil *''

Nhandu tripepii ''Nhandu tripepii'' is a spider species, and is a theraphosine theraphosid. It is native to Brazil.Nhandu carapoensis ''Nhandu'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas in 1983. ''Brazilopelma'' was synonymized with it in 2001. Diagnosis They can be distinguished by the lack of stridulating organs, extension of the scopu ...

'' * ''Nhandu vulpinus'' (Schmidt, 1998) = ''

Nhandu tripepii ''Nhandu tripepii'' is a spider species, and is a theraphosine theraphosid. It is native to Brazil.List of Theraphosidae species This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1041 species in 156 genera: A ''Acanthopelma'' '' Acanthopelma'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 * '' Acanthopelma beccarii'' ...

References

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