Euathlus

Euathlus
Eathlus truculentus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Euathlus
Ausserer, 1875[1]
Type species
E. truculentus
L. Koch, 1875
Species

14, see text

Synonyms[1]

Euathlus is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875.[3] These spiders are medium sized and are usually found in high elevations in the Andes.[4] It is a senior synonym of Paraphysa,[2] and was formerly considered a senior synonym of Brachypelma,[5] but this was later rejected.[6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NMBE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Perafán, C.; Pérez-Miles, F. (2014). "The Andean tarantulas Euathlus Ausserer, 1875, Paraphysa Simon, 1892 and Phrixotrichus Simon, 1889 (Araneae: Theraphosidae): phylogenetic analysis, genera redefinition and new species descriptions". Journal of Natural History. 48 (39–40): 2397. doi:10.1080/00222933.2014.902142. S2CID 84369662.
  3. ^ Ausserer, A. (1875). "Zweiter Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor)". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 25: 125–206.
  4. ^ Quispe-Colca, Oscar M.; Ferretti, Nelson (2021-11-01). "First record of the tarantula genus Euathlus (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae) in Peru, with the description of a threatened new species". Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 111. doi:10.1590/1678-4766e2021026. hdl:11336/150361. ISSN 0073-4721. S2CID 240469531.
  5. ^ Raven, R. J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182: 150.
  6. ^ Schmidt, G. (1991). "Revision der Gattung Megaphobema (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)". Arachnologischer Anzeiger. 13: 12.