Acanthoscurria geniculata

Acanthoscurria geniculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Theraphosoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Theraphosoidea

Familia: Theraphosidae
Subfamilia: Theraphosinae
Tribe: Theraphosini
Genus: Acanthoscurria
Species: Acanthoscurria geniculata

Name

Acanthoscurria geniculata (Koch, 1841)

Type locality: Brazil, Roraima, Rio Branco.

Holotype: ZMB. male ♂. leg. J. Natterer. ZMB 2055

Synonyms

• Mygale geniculata Koch, 1841 (original combination)
• Scurria geniculata (Koch): C.L. Koch, 1850: 74
• Acanthoscurria geniculata (Koch): Ausserer, 1871: 206
• Acanthoscurria transamazonica Piza, 1972 (synonymized by Paula et al., 2014: 64)
  • Type locality: Brazil, Pará: Marabá (5°22’41.37"S, 49°6’33.69"W).
    • Holotype: IBSP. male ♂. I.1972. legit G. Ranzani & M. Camponez do Brasil. IBSP 138248

References

Additional references

• Paula, F. dos S., Gabriel, R., Indicatti, R.P., Brescovit, A.D. & Lucas, S.M. 2014. On the Brazilian Amazonian species of Acanthoscurria (Araneae: Theraphosidae) Zoologia (Curitiba) 31(1): 63-80. DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702014000100008 . Reference page. 

Links

• Platnick, N. I. 2008. The World Spider Catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History. [1]

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian Whiteknee Tarantula
español: Tarántula de Rodillas Blancas
polski: Ptasznik Białokolanowy