Megaphobema
| Megaphobema | |
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| Megaphobema robustum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Megaphobema Pocock, 1901[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. robustum (Ausserer, 1875)
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| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Megaphobema is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901.[2] They look similar to members of Pamphobeteus except for its legs; the third and fourth pairs of legs are much larger and stronger than the first two pairs.[2]
Species
[edit]As of March 2020[update] it contains five species, found in Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica:[1]
- Megaphobema peterklaasi Schmidt, 1994 – Costa Rica
- Megaphobema robustum (Ausserer, 1875) (type) – Colombia
- Megaphobema teceae Pérez-Miles, Miglio & Bonaldo, 2006 – Brazil
- Megaphobema velvetosoma Schmidt, 1995 – Ecuador
M. velvetosoma Left:Brown morph Right:Black Morph
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Megaphobema Pocock, 1901". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ a b Pocock, R. I. (1901). "Some new and old genera of S.-American Avicularidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (7): 540–555. doi:10.1080/03745480109443359.
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