Pterinopelma
| Pterinopelma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Pterinopelma Pocock, 1901[1] |
Pterinopelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), found in Brazil.
Species
As of April 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Pterinopelma sazimai Bertani, Nagahama & Fukushima, 2011 – Brazil
- Pterinopelma vitiosum (Keyserling, 1891) (type species) – Brazil
References
- 1 2 "Gen. Pterinopelma Pocock, 1901", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-04-15
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