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Genus: Euathlus Ausserer, 1875 | Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869

Euathlus tenebrarum Ferretti, 2015

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048134

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Described:

Distribution: Argentina

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales (MACN) “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Buenos Aires, Argentina m (Ar 32687; f 32688 is E. basalticus) - (Ferretti, 2015c)

Taxonomic References

Euathlus tenebrarum Ferretti, 2015c: 320, f. 7a-e, 9a (Dm; f f. 8a-e see Euathlus basalticus) Original description

Euathlus tenebrarum Allegue, Peralta-Seen & Ferretti, 2025: 705, f. 16A-H, 17A-E (m, Df)

References

Allegue, M., Peralta-Seen, N. & Ferretti, N. (2025). Integrative systematics of the tarantulas Euathlus Ausserer, 1875 from Argentina: cladistics, molecular phylogeny and new species (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 83: 687-712. doi: 10.3897/asp.83.e171040 -- Show included taxa

Ferretti, N. (2015c). On three new Euathlus tarantulas from Argentina and cladistic analysis of the genus. Journal of Arachnology 43(3): 313-326. doi: 10.1636/0161-8202-43.3.313 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value
2025-12-23	New taxonomic reference entry	Allegue, Peralta-Seen & Ferretti, 2025
2025-12-23	Taxonomic reference update	Allegue, Peralta-Seen & Ferretti, 2025	Old value
2016-01-07	New taxonomic reference entry	Ferretti, 2015c
2016-01-07	New species inserted	Ferretti, 2015c