First record of the genus Psalmopoeus (Araneae: Theraphosidae) in Brazil
We present the first record for the genus Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895, in Brazil. A female of Psalmopoeus irminia Saager, 1994, was collected in Pacaraíma, state of Roraima, Brazil. This country now has records of all New World tarantula genera of the subfamily Aviculariinae.
Main Authors: | Rogério Bertani, Arthur Santos, Arthur Abbeg, Flora Ortiz, Marco de Freitas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2016-03-01
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Series: | Check List |
Online Access: | https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19462/download/pdf/ |
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