''Phoneyusa rutilata'', or the West African gray baboon spider, is a member of the
tarantula
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 ...
family, Theraphosidae, native to
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...
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Description
''Phoneyusa rutilata'' is a burrowing spider. It is blackish in color with a thick tawny-red covering of hairs.[
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Distribution
''Phoneyusa rutilata'' is native to Guinea-Bissau.[ It was originally described from ]Bolama Island
Bolama is the closest of the Bissagos Islands to the mainland of Guinea-Bissau. The island has a population of 6,024 (2009 census). It shares its name with ist largest settlement, the town Bolama, which is the capital of the island and the Bol ...
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References
Theraphosidae
Spiders of Africa
Spiders described in 1907
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