Phormictopus
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 female P. cancerides
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Phormictopus is a genus of theraphosid spiders that occurs from the USA to Argentina, including the West Indies.
[edit] Species
- Phormictopus atrichomatus Schmidt, 1991 — Honduras, Dominica
- Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani, 2005 — Cuba
- Phormictopus australis Mello-Leitão, 1941 — Argentina
- Phormictopus brasiliensis Strand, 1907 — Brazil
- Phormictopus cancerides (Latreille, 1806) — West Indies to Brazil
- Phormictopus cancerides centumfocensis (Franganillo, 1926) — Cuba
- Phormictopus cancerides tenuispinus Strand, 1906 — New World
- Phormictopus cautus (Ausserer, 1875) — South America
- Phormictopus cubensis Chamberlin, 1917 — Cuba
- Phormictopus dubius (Chamberlin, 1917) — Unknown
- Phormictopus hirsutus Strand, 1907 — Venezuela
- Phormictopus melodermus Chamberlin, 1917 — possibly West Indies
- Phormictopus nesiotes Chamberlin, 1917 — Cuba
- Phormictopus piephoi Schmidt, 2003 — Unknown
- Phormictopus platus Chamberlin, 1917 — USA
- Phormictopus ribeiroi Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
[edit] References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
