Tmesiphantes
| Tmesiphantes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata | 
| Class: | Arachnida | 
| Order: | Araneae | 
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae | 
| Family: | Theraphosidae | 
| Subfamily: | Theraphosinae | 
| Genus: | Simon, 1892[1]  | 
| Type species | |
| T. nubilus Simon, 1892   | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
 
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Tmesiphantes is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[1][2] The genera Magulla and Melloleitaoina were brought into synonymy in 2019.[1][3]
Species
As of August 2022 it contains 22 species, found in Brazil and Argentina:[1]
- Tmesiphantes amadoi Yamamoto, Lucas, Guadanucci & Indicatti, 2007 - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes amazonicus Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes aridai Gonzalez-Filho, Brescovit & Lucas, 2014 - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes bethaniae Yamamoto, Lucas, Guadanucci & Indicatti, 2007 - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes brescoviti (Indicatti, Lucas, Guadanucci & Yamamoto, 2008) - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes buecherli (Indicatti, Lucas, Guadanucci & Yamamoto, 2008) - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes caymmii Yamamoto, Lucas, Guadanucci & Indicatti, 2007 - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes crassifemur (Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1960) - Argentina
 - Tmesiphantes guayarus Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes hypogeus Bertani, Bichuette & Pedroso, 2013 - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes intiyaykuy Nicoletta, Ferretti, Chaparro & West, 2022 - Peru
 - Tmesiphantes janeira (Keyserling, 1891) - Peru
 - Tmesiphantes mirim Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2015 - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes mutquina (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) - Argentina
 - Tmesiphantes nordestinus Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes nubilus Simon, 1892 (type) - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes obesus (Simon, 1892) - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes perp Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes raulseixasi Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes riopretano Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 - Brazil
 - Tmesiphantes uru (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) - Argentina
 - Tmesiphantes yupanqui (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) - Argentina
 
Formerly included:
- T. elegans Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958 (Transferred to Homoeomma)
 - T. serratus Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958 (Transferred to Homoeomma)
 - T. spinopalpus Schaefer, 1996 (Transferred to Cyclosternum)
 
- T. chickeringi Caporiacco, 1955
 
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Gen. Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 21.5. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
 - ^ Simon, E. (1892). "Etudes arachnologiques. 24e Mémoire. XXXIX. Descriptions d'espèces et de genres nouveaux de la famille des Aviculariidae (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 61: 271–284. doi:10.1080/21686351.1892.12278480.
 - ^ Fabiano-da-Silva, W.; Guadanucci, J.P.L. & DaSilva, M.B. (2019), "Taxonomy and phylogenetics of Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae)", Systematics and Biodiversity, 17 (7): 650–668, Bibcode:2019SyBio..17..650F, doi:10.1080/14772000.2019.1685021, S2CID 213786373