On the Tarantula Genus Xenesthis Simon, 1891, with Description of a New Species from Venezuela (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Peñaherrera-R., P. J., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2023). Taxonomy 3: 509-527.

Original paper DOI: 10.3390/taxonomy3040029

Authors

Danniella Sherwood Danniella SherwoodRay Gabriel Ray GabrielPedro J. Peñaherrera Romero Pedro J. Peñaherrera RomeroAntonio Domingos Brescovit Antonio Domingos BrescovitSylvia Marlene Lucas Sylvia Marlene Lucas

Abstract

The type material of Xenesthis colombiana Simon, 1891, X. immanis Ausserer, 1875, and X. monstrosa Pocock, 1903, are redescribed, with additional specimens of X. colombiana recorded. A neotype is designated for Xenesthis intermedia Schiapelli and Gerschman, 1945, as the holotype is lost; the female is redescribed, and the male is described for the first time. A new species, Xenesthis avanzadora sp. nov., is described from Venezuela based on a holotype male.