First record of Theraphosa apophysis (Tinter, 1991) (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) in Brazil

Almeida, M. Q., Salvatierra, L. & Morais, J. W. de (2018). Check List 14 (4): 647–650.

Original paper DOI: 10.15560/14.4.647

Authors

Marlus Queiroz Almeida Lidianne Salvatierra José Wellington de Morais

Abstract

We present the first record for Theraphosa apophysis (Tinter, 1991) for Brazil. A male of T. apophysis was collected in São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas state, Brazil. This is the third species of Theraphosa in Brazil along with T. blondi (Latreille, 1804) and T. stirmi Rudloff & Weinmann, 2010.