First record of the genus Psalmopoeus (Araneae: Theraphosidae) in Brazil

We present the first record for the genus Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895, in Brazil. A female of Psalmopoeus irminia Saager, 1994, was collected in Pacaraíma, state of Roraima, Brazil. This country now has records of all New World tarantula genera of the subfamily Aviculariinae.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rogério Bertani, Arthur Santos, Arthur Abbeg, Flora Ortiz, Marco de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-03-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19462/download/pdf/