First record of Theraphosa apophysis (Tinter, 1991) (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) in Brazil

• Autor(es): Almeida, Marlus Queiroz ; Salvatierra, Lidianne ; Morais, José Wellington
• Data: 2020
• Origem: Oasisbr
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo científico
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

We present the first record for Theraphosa apophysis (Tinter, 1991) for Brazil. A male of T. apophysis was collected in São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas state, Brazil. This is the third species of Theraphosa in Brazil along with T. blondi (Latreille, 1804) and T. stirmi Rudloff & Weinmann, 2010. © 2018, Pensoft Publishers. All rights reserved.