''Pamphobeteus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by

Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist. Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward ...

in 1901. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world. They are found in South America, including the countries of Peru,

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, Ecuador, Brazil,

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and Panama.

Diagnosis

The males of the ''Pamphobeteus'' genus have a spoon shaped or thin embolus in the palpal bulb with elongate retrolateral superior and apical keels. They also possess a

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with two branches on the first pair of legs, the metatarsus of which closes between the two branches. Females can be distinguished from most

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...

(except ''

Xenesthis ''Xenesthis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1891. it contains four species, found in Colombia and Venezuela, though it was previously considered to be found in Panama. Diagnosis There distinguish ...

'' and ''

Longilyra ''Longilyra'' is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It was first described in 2014 by Gabriel. , it contains only one species, ''Longilyra johnlonghorni'', found in El Salvador. This genus differs from the others as it has stridulat ...

''), by the large fused base of the spermathecae and short receptacles, and differs from those two genera by the presence of only ventral metatarsal scopulae on leg IV, and absence of lyriform stridulatory setae respectively.

Species

it contains eighteen species, endemic to northwestern South America and Panama: *''

Pamphobeteus antinous ''Pamphobeteus antinous'', also known as the Bolivian blue leg bird eater or steely blue leg, was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1903. It is found in the rainforests of Bolivia and Peru, and are considered to be one of the bigger ta ...

'' Pocock, 1903 – Peru,

*''

Pamphobeteus augusti ''Pamphobeteus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world. They are found in South America, including the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil ...

'' ( Simon, 1889) – Ecuador *''

Pamphobeteus crassifemur ''Pamphobeteus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world. They are found in South America, including the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil ...

'' Bertani, Fukushima & Silva, 2008 – Brazil *''

Pamphobeteus ferox ''Pamphobeteus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world. They are found in South America, including the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil ...

'' (Ausserer, 1875) –

*''

Pamphobeteus fortis ''Pamphobeteus fortis'' also known as the Colombian giant copperhead or Colombian giant brown tarantula is a tarantula which was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. As its common name aptly states it is found in Colombia, Venezuela and Pa ...

'' (Ausserer, 1875) – Colombia *''

Pamphobeteus grandis ''Pamphobeteus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world. They are found in South America, including the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil ...

'' Bertani, Fukushima & Silva, 2008 – Brazil *''

Pamphobeteus insignis ''Pamphobeteus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world. They are found in South America, including the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil ...

'' Pocock, 1903 – Colombia *''

Pamphobeteus lapola ''Pamphobeteus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world. They are found in South America, including the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil ...

'' Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2022 – Colombia *''

Pamphobeteus nellieblyae ''Pamphobeteus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world. They are found in South America, including the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil ...

'' Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2022 – Ecuador *''

Pamphobeteus nigricolor ''Pamphobeteus nigricolor'' is a large species of tarantula found in Colombia, Peru and Brazil. First described in 1875 by Anton Ausserer as ''Lasiodora nigricolor'', in 1901 Reginald Innes Pocock moved it to the new genus ''Pamphobeteus'', ...

'' (Ausserer, 1875) (

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) – Colombia and Brazil *''

Pamphobeteus ornatus ''Pamphobeteus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world. They are found in South America, including the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil ...

'' Pocock, 1903 – Panama and Colombia *''

Pamphobeteus petersi ''Pamphobeteus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world. They are found in South America, including the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, ...

'' Schmidt, 2002 – Ecuador and Peru *'' Pamphobeteus sucreorum'' Gabriel & Sherwood, 2022 - Panama *'' Pamphobeteus ultramarinus'' Schmidt, 1995 – Ecuador *'' Pamphobeteus urvinae'' Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2022 – Ecuador *'' Pamphobeteus verdolaga'' Cifuentes, Perafán & Estrada-Gomez, 2016 – Colombia *'' Pamphobeteus vespertinus'' (Simon, 1889) – Ecuador *'' Pamphobeteus zaruma'' Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2022 – Ecuador Formerly included: * ''Pamphobeteus anomalus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 → ''

Proshapalopus amazonicus ''Proshapalopus'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1923. Species it contains four species, found in Colombia and Brazil: *'' Proshapalopus amazonicus'' Bertani, 2001 – Br ...

'' * ''Pamphobeteus benedeni'' (Bertkau, 1880) → ''

Lasiodora benedeni ''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the countries ...

'' * ''Pamphobeteus cephalopheus'' Piza, 1944 → ''

Vitalius vellutinus ''Vitalius'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas, P. I. da Silva Jr. & Rogério Bertani in 1993. Diagnosis They can be distinguished from other tarantulas by the lack of stridulating hairs on the prolater ...

'' * ''Pamphobeteus communis'' Piza, 1939 → ''

Vitalius dubius ''Vitalius'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas, P. I. da Silva Jr. & Rogério Bertani in 1993. Diagnosis They can be distinguished from other tarantulas by the lack of stridulating hairs on the prolater ...

'' *''Pamphobeteus holophaeus Mello-Leitão, 1923 →

Eupalaestrus spinosissimus ''Eupalaestrus'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. Species it contains six species, found in Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil: *'' Eupalaestrus campestratus'' (Simon, 1891) ...

'' *''Pamphobeteus insularis'' Mello-Leitão, 1923''→

Vitalius wacketi ''Vitalius'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas, P. I. da Silva Jr. & Rogério Bertani in 1993. Diagnosis They can be distinguished from other tarantulas by the lack of stridulating hairs on the prolater ...

'' *''Pamphobeteus litoralis'' Piza, 1976→ ''

'' *''Pamphobeteus masculus'' Piza, 1939 → ''

'' *''Pamphobeteus melanocephalus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 → ''

Vitalius sorocabae ''Vitalius'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas, P. I. da Silva Jr. & Rogério Bertani in 1993. Diagnosis They can be distinguished from other tarantulas by the lack of stridulating hairs on the prolater ...

'' *''Pamphobeteus mus'' Piza, 1944 → ''

'' *''Pamphobeteus piracicabensis'' Piza, 1933 → ''

'' *''Pamphobeteus platyomma'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 → '' Vitalius platyomma'' (

Nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

) *''Pamphobeteus rondoniensis'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 → '' Vitalius rondoniensis'' (

) *''Pamphobeteus roseus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 → ''

Vitalius roseus ''Vitalius'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas, P. I. da Silva Jr. & Rogério Bertani in 1993. Diagnosis They can be distinguished from other tarantulas by the lack of stridulating hairs on the prolater ...

'' *''Pamphobeteus sorocabae'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 → ''

'' *''Pamphobeteus striatus'' Schmidt & Antonelli, 1996 → ''

Lasiodorides striatus ''Lasiodorides'' is a genus of South American Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Günter Schmidt (arachnologist), Günter E. W. Schmidt & B. Bischoff in 1997. Species it contains two species, found in Peru and Ecuador: *''Lasi ...

'' *''Pamphobeteus tetracanthus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 → ''

Vitalius tetracanthus ''Vitalius'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas, P. I. da Silva Jr. & Rogério Bertani in 1993. Diagnosis They can be distinguished from other tarantulas by the lack of stridulating hairs on the prola ...

'' (

) *''Pamphobeteus urbanicolus'' Soares, 1941 → ''

'' *''Pamphobeteus ypiranguensis'' Soares, 1941 → ''

References

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Diagnosis

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