Nhandu

Nhandu is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas in 1983.[3] It was synonymized with Brazilopelma in 2001.[2]

Nhandu
Nhandu chromatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Nhandu
Lucas, 1983[1]
Type species
N. carapoensis
Lucas, 1983
Species

5, see text

Synonyms[1]

Species

As of May 2020 it contains five species, found in Paraguay and Brazil:[1]

  • Nhandu carapoensis Lucas, 1983 (type) – Brazil, Paraguay
  • Nhandu cerradensis Bertani, 2001 – Brazil
  • Nhandu chromatus Schmidt, 2004 – Brazil
  • Nhandu coloratovillosus (Schmidt, 1998) – Brazil
  • Nhandu tripepii (Dresco, 1984) – Brazil
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See also

References
  1. "Gen. Nhandu Lucas, 1983". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  2. Bertani, R. (2001). "Revision, cladistic analysis, and zoogeography of Vitalius, Nhandu, and Proshapalopus; with notes on other theraphosine genera (Araneae, Theraphosidae)". Arquivos de Zoologia. 36: 310.
  3. Lucas, S. (1983). "Descrição de gênero e espécie novos da subfamília Theraphosinae (Araneae, Ortoghatha [sic], Theraphosidae". Memórias do Instituto Butantan. 44/45: 157–160.


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