''Tmesiphantes'' is a
genus
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of
Brazil
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ian
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 ...
in the subfamily
Theraphosinae
The Theraphosinae are a large subfamily of Mygalomorphae spiders in the family Theraphosidae found in the Neotropical realm.
Genera
The subfamily Theraphosinae includes these genera:
* '' Acanthoscurria''
* '' Aenigmarachne''
* ''Aphonopelma' ...
that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
synonymy
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
in 2019.
Species
it contains the following species, found in Brazil
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and Argentina
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:Tmesiphantes guayarus
''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019.
Species
it contains ...
'' Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 – Brazil
*'' Tmesiphantes hypogeus'' Bertani, Bichuette & Pedroso, 2013 – Brazil
*'' Tmesiphantes janeira'' (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil
*'' Tmesiphantes mirim'' Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2015 – Brazil
*''Tmesiphantes mutquina
''Tmesiphantes mutquina'' is a species of theraphosid spider in the subfamily Theraphosinae. It is native to Argentina.
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 2014 as ''Melloleitaoina mutquina''. The specific name ''matquina'' comes from t ...
'' (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) – Argentina
*''Tmesiphantes nordestinus
''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019.
Species
it contains ...
'' Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 – Brazil
*'' Tmesiphantes nubilus'' Simon, 1892 (type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
) – Brazil
*''Tmesiphantes obesus
''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019.
Species
it contains ...
'' (Simon, 1892) – Brazil
*''Tmesiphantes perp
''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019.
Species
it contains ...
'' Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 – Brazil
*''Tmesiphantes raulseixasi
''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019.
Species
it contains ...
'' Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 – Brazil
*''Tmesiphantes riopretano
''Tmesiphantes'' is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera ''Magulla'' and ''Melloleitaoina'' were brought into synonymy in 2019.
Species
it contains ...
'' Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 – Brazil
*''Tmesiphantes uru
''Tmesiphantes uru'' is a species of tarantula in the subfamily Theraphosinae. It is endemic to Argentina.
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 2014 as ''Melloleitaoina uru''. The specific name ''uru'' refers to the Incan myth, telling of ...
'' (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) – Argentina
*''Tmesiphantes yupanqui
''Tmesiphantes yupanqui'' is a species of spider in the subfamily Theraphosinae of the family Theraphosidae. It is endemic to Argentina.
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 2014 as ''Melloleitaoina yupanqui''. The specific name ''yupanqu ...
'' (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) – Argentina
Formerly included:
*''T. elegans'' Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958 (Transferred to ''Homoeomma
''Homoeomma'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Calopelma'', ''Butantania'', and of ''Cyclothoracoides''. These tarantulas are usually quite small an ...
'')
*''T. serratus'' Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958 (Transferred to ''Homoeomma'')
*''T. spinopalpus'' Schaefer, 1996 (Transferred to ''Cyclosternum
''Cyclosternum'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.
Species
it contains twelve species, found in South America, Costa Rica, and Mexico:
*'' Cyclosternum darienense'' Gabriel & Sherwood, 2022 = Panama
...
'')
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 ...
*''T. chickeringi'' Caporiacco, 1955
See also
* 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 Brazil
Theraphosidae
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