Vitalius sorocabae

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: Vitalius
Species: Vitalius sorocabae

Name

Vitalius sorocabae (Mello-Leitão, 1923)

Type locality: Sorocaba, (Estado de S. Paulo), Brazil

Holotype: MZUSP. female ♀. legit L.F. de Gamargo. N 123.

Synonymy

• Pamphobeteus sorocabae Mello-Leitão, 1923: 233 (original combination)
• Vitalius sorocabae (Mello-Leitão): Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1993: 243
• Pamphobeteus melanocephalus Mello-Leitão, 1923: 234 (synonymized by Bücherl, 1947: 257)
  • Type locality: Estado de S. Paulo, Brazil
    • Holotype: MZUSP. female ♀. N153
• Nhandu sylviae Sherwood, Gabriel & Brescovit, 2023: 709 (synonymized by Bertani, 2023: 110).
  • Type locality: British Guyana [= Guyana], 59°22′33.5′′W 2°19′05′′N [= Alto Takutu/Alto Essequibo, near Isherton: 2.318056, -59.375972]
    • Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. legit G. McDonnell. BMNH 1952.11.26.1

References

Primary references

• Mello-Leitão, C.F. de 1923. Theraphosideas do Brasil. Revista do Museu Paulista 13: 1–438. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R. & Brescovit, A.D. 2023. Nhandu sylviae sp. nov.: first record of the genus from Guyana (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 19(4): 708-712. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2023.19.4.708. . Reference page.