Catanduba Explained
Catanduba is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by F. U. Yamamoto, S. M. Lucas & Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2012.[1]
Species
it contains seven species, all found in Brazil:[2]
- Catanduba araguaia Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
- Catanduba canabrava Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
- Catanduba flavohirta (Simon, 1889) – Brazil
- Catanduba peruacu Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
- Catanduba piauiensis Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
- Catanduba simoni (Soares & Camargo, 1948) – Brazil
- Catanduba tuskae Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 (type) – Brazil
See also
Notes and References
- Yamamoto. F. U.. Lucas. S. M.. Brescovit. A. D.. 2012. Catanduba, a new Theraphosinae spider genus from central Brazil (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Zootaxa. 1–19. 3172. 10.11646/zootaxa.3172.1.1. Antônio_Brescovit.
- Gen. Catanduba Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-01-31. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.