Family: Theraphosidae

Citharacanthus Pocock, 1901

GENUS |   ACCEPTED

N.B.: removed from the synonym of Plesiopelma Pocock, 1901 by Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 55 (contra Raven, 1985a: 157); considered a senior synonym of Demotarbus Franganillo, 1931a: 168 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06276] (type Xenesthis cubana Franganillo, 1930 = Citharacanthus spinicrus (Latreille, 1818)) by Petrunkevitch, 1939a: 251.

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Last updated: 2025-06-13

Species counts

ACCEPTED: 7

SYNONYM: 2

NOMEN DUBIUM: 1

Taxonomic Reference
Original description Pocock, 1901c: 551 type Eurypelma longipes F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897; gender masculine
Reference

Pocock, R. I. (1901c). Some new and old genera of S.-American Avicularidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 8(48): 540-555. doi: 10.1080/03745480109443359 -- Show included taxa

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