Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of Avicularia Lamarck, 1818 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae) with description of three new aviculariine genera01

The genus Avicularia Lamarck, 1818 is revised and all species are rediagnosed. The type species, described as Aranea avicularia Linnaeus, 1758, is the oldest mygalomorph species described and its taxonomic history is extensive and confusing. Cladistic analyses using both equal and implied weights we...

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Main Authors: Caroline Sayuri Fukushima, Rogério Bertani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-03-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=10717