Theraphosa

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Theraphosa
Theraphosa blondi (male)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Superfamily: Theraphosoidea
Family: Theraphosidae
Subfamily: Theraphosinae
Genus: Theraphosa
Thorell, 1870
Species

see text

Diversity
3 species
Synonyms

Pseudotheraphosa Tinter, 1991

Theraphosa is a genus of tarantula spiders of South America. The three species of the genus are large.

Species

  • Theraphosa apophysis Tinter, 1991 — Venezuela
  • Theraphosa blondi Latreille, 1804 — French Guiana, Suriname, ?Guyana, ?Brazil,
  • Theraphosa stirmi Rudloff & Weinmann, 2010 — Guyana

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