Xenesthis

Xenesthis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1891.[2] As of May 2020 it contains three species, found in Colombia, Venezuela, and Panama: X. immanis, X. intermedia, and X. monstrosa.[1]

Xenesthis
X. immanis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Xenesthis
Simon, 1891[1]
Type species
X. immanis
(Ausserer, 1875)
Species

See also

References

  1. Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Xenesthis Simon, 1891". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. Simon, E. (1891). "Liste des Aviculariides qui habitent le Mexique et l'Amérique centrale". Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 44: 327–339.


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