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Tmesiphantes

Tmesiphantes is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera Magulla and Melloleitaoina were brought into synonymy in 2019.

Species

it contains 22 species, found in Brazil and Argentina:

Formerly included:

  • T. elegans <small>Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958</small> (Transferred to Homoeomma)
  • T. serratus <small>Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958</small> (Transferred to Homoeomma)
  • T. spinopalpus <small>Schaefer, 1996</small> (Transferred to Cyclosternum)

Nomen dubium

  • T. chickeringi <small>Caporiacco, 1955</small>

References