This species is 36% complete

Phoneyusa westi Smith, 1990

Angola ♀

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Taxonomy and History

Scientific Name : Phoneyusa westi

Described By: Smith, 1990
Researcher Profile: Andrew Smith
Genus: Phoneyusa
Etymology: Named after the Canadian arachnologist Rick West.
Original Type Locality: Dondo, N. Angola

- Phoneyusa westi Smith, 1990
- Phoneyusa westi Schmidt, 2003

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Phoneyusa westi

Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 10-11-29-3-5), Angola

Adult Male Activity

Baboon Spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East.

Andrew Smith ,1990

Fitzgerald Publishing, London [p. 77, f. 365a-365k].
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