Ozopactus

Ozopactus is a monotypic genus of Venezuelan tarantulas containing the single species, Ozopactus ernsti. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889,[2] and is found in Venezuela.[1] They have an enlarged sternum and an enlarged maxillae. The front of the ocularium is no longer than the back.[3]

Ozopactus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Ozopactus
Simon, 1889[1]
Species:
O. ernsti
Binomial name
Ozopactus ernsti
Simon, 1889

See also

References

  1. Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Ozopactus Simon, 1889". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  2. Simon, E. (1889), "Arachnides", Voyage de M
  3. Schmidt, G. (2003). Die Vogelspinnen: Eine weltweite Übersicht. Neue Brehm-Bücherei (in German). Hohenwarsleben: Westarp Wissenschaften. p. 127. ISBN 978-3-89432-899-3.


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