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Amazonius (spider)

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Amazonius
Amazonius burgessi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Amazonius
Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022
Species

4, see text.

Amazonius is a genus of tarantulas first described by Cifuentes & Bertani in 2022. They are found in Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and French Guiana. Two of the four species were originally from the Tapinauchenius genus, being A. burgessi, A. elenae.[1]

Species

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As of July 2022 it contains 4 species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Amazonius". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 29 July 2022.