| Xenesthis | |
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| X. immanis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Xenesthis Simon, 1891[1] |
| Type species | |
| X. immanis (Ausserer, 1875)
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| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Xenesthis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1891.[2] As of February 2024[update] it contains five species, found in Colombia and Venezuela,[1] though it was previously considered to be found in Panama.[3]
- ^ a b "Gen. Xenesthis Simon, 1891". World Spider Catalog. Version 25.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Simon, E. (1891). "Liste des Aviculariides qui habitent le Mexique et l'Amérique centrale". Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 44: 327–339.
- ^ Gabriel, Ray; Sherwood, Daniella (2022). "Taxonomy, biogeography, and ecology of some theraphosid spiders of the Darién region with description of five new species (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 40: 5–18. Retrieved July 17, 2022.