| Pamphobeteus |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia
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| Phylum: |
Arthropoda
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| Class: |
Arachnida
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| Order: |
Araneae
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| Family: |
Theraphosidae
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| Subfamily: |
Theraphosinae
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| Genus: |
Pamphobeteus
Pocock, 1901 |
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| Diversity |
| 12 species |
| Type species |
Lasiodora nigricolor
Ausserer, 1875 |
Pamphobeteus is a genus of tarantulas (Theraphosidae) native to northwestern South America: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world.
Species
* Pamphobeteus antinous Pocock, 1903 — Peru, Bolivia
* Pamphobeteus augusti (Simon, 1889) — Ecuador
* P. crassifemur Bertani, Sayuri & Silva Jr, 2008
* Pamphobeteus ferox (Ausserer, 1875) — Colombia
* Pamphobeteus fortis (Ausserer, 1875) — Colombia
* P. grandis Bertani, Sayuri & Silva Jr, 2008
* Pamphobeteus insignis Pocock, 1903 — Colombia
* Pamphobeteus nigricolor (Ausserer, 1875) — Colombia to Bolivia
* Pamphobeteus ornatus Pocock, 1903 — Panama, Colombia
* Pamphobeteus petersi Schmidt, 2002 — Ecuador, Peru
* Pamphobeteus ultramarinus Schmidt, 1995 — Ecuador
* Pamphobeteus vespertinus (Simon, 1889) — Ecuador
References
- Rogério Bertani, Caroline Sayuri Fukushima, Pedro Ismael da Silva Júnior (2008). "Two new species of Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) from Brazil, with a new type of stridulatory organ". Zootaxa 1826: 45–58. PDF
