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Acanthoscurria paulensis Mello-Leitão, 1923

Brazil

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Taxonomy and History

Scientific Name : Acanthoscurria paulensis
Synonyms : Acanthoscurria atrox, Acanthoscurria guaxupe

Described By: Mello-Leitão, 1923

Researcher Profile: Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão

Genus: Acanthoscurria

Common Name: Brazilian Giant Black

Acanthoscurria paulensis Mello-Leitão, 1923
Acanthoscurria atrox Vellard, 1924
Acanthoscurria atrox Bücherl, 1957
Acanthoscurria guaxupe Piza, 1972
Acanthoscurria paulensis Smith, 1986
Acanthoscurria atrox Schmidt, 1986
Acanthoscurria paulensis Smith, 1987
Acanthoscurria atrox Schmidt, 1993
Acanthoscurria paulensis Lucas et al., 2010

Specimen Records
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Adult Male Activity

Theraphosideas do Brasil

Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão ,1923

Rev. Mus. Paulista 13: 1-438 [p. 306, f. 51-55, 167]

Acanthoscurria gomesiana, Phormictopus ribeiroi, Vitalius wacketi, Vitalius vellutinus, Vitalius roseus, Vitalius dubius, Sericopelma fallax, Proshapalopus anomalus, Plesiopelma rectimanum, Plesiopelma insulare, Lasiodora sternalis, Acanthoscurria juruenicola, Lasiodora cristata, Homoeomma montanum, Dolichothele exilis, Eupalaestrus spinosissimus, Cyclosternum garbei, Avicularia juruensis, Acanthoscurria rhodothele, Acanthoscurria paulensis, Vitalius sorocabae

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Habitat and Type Locality

Acanthoscurria paulensis Mello-Leitão, 1923

Taxonomy and History

Specimen Records

Adult Male Activity

Theraphosideas do Brasil

Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão ,1923

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