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Schismatothele
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Schismatothele
Karsch, 1879
Type species
S. lineata
Karsch, 1879
Species

16, see text

Synonyms
  • Hemiercus Simon, 1903

Schismatothele is a special group of tarantulas that live in South America. These interesting spiders were first described by a scientist named Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879.

Types of Schismatothele Tarantulas

As of April 2023, there are sixteen known types of Schismatothele tarantulas. All of them are found in different parts of South America.

Here are the different species:

  • Schismatothele benedettii Panzera, Perdomo & Pérez-Miles, 2011 - Found in Brazil
  • Schismatothele caeri Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Found in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Schismatothele caiquetia Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Found in Venezuela
  • Schismatothele hacaritama Perafán, Valencia-Cuéllar & Guadanucci, 2019 - Found in Colombia
  • Schismatothele inflata (Simon, 1889) - This is a type species, also found in Venezuela
  • Schismatothele kastoni (Caporiacco, 1955) - Found in Venezuela
  • Schismatothele lineata Karsch, 1879 - Found in Venezuela
  • Schismatothele merida Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Found in Venezuela
  • Schismatothele modesta (Simon, 1889) - Found in Colombia
  • Schismatothele moonenorum Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Found in French Guiana
  • Schismatothele olsoni Guadanucci, Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2019 - Found in Colombia and Venezuela
  • Schismatothele opifex (Simon, 1889) - Found in Venezuela
  • Schismatothele quimbaya Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Found in Colombia
  • Schismatothele timotocuica Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Found in Venezuela
  • Schismatothele wayana Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Found in Brazil
  • Schismatothele weinmanni Guadanucci, Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2019 - Found in Colombia

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