Actinopus

Actinopus
Actinopus pusilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Actinopodidae
Genus: Actinopus
Perty, 1833[1]
Type species
A. tarsalis
Perty, 1833
Species

97, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Aussereria Holmberg, 1881[2]
  • Closterochilus Ausserer, 1871[3]
  • Pachyloscelis Lucas, 1834[4]
  • Theragretes Ausserer, 1871[3]

Actinopus is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It was first described by Josef Anton Maximilian Perty in 1833 from the type species Actinopus tarsalis found in Brazil.[5][6] The name is derived from Greek actin- "ray, beam" and pous "foot".[5] It is a senior synonym of Aussereria, Closterochilus, Pachyloscelis, and Theragretes.[2][3][4]

The few reported bites from Brazil resulted in no symptoms, indicating that they can deliver dry bites or small amounts of venom.[7] However, they should be treated with caution due to some reports of bites causing local pain and muscle contractions.[8] These spiders also have a low venom yield; Actinopus crassipes for example has a mean venom yield of 0.09 mg.[9]

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  9. ^ Bücherl, Wolfgang; Buckley, Eleanor E. (2013-09-24). Venomous Animals and Their Venoms: Venomous Invertebrates. Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4832-6289-5.