Ephebopus foliatus West et al., 2008

Described by Rick C. West, Rogério Bertani, Caroline Sayuri Fukushima, Samuel D Marshall

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

West, R. C., Marshall, S. D., Fukushima, C. S. & Bertani, R. (2008). Review and cladistic analysis of the Neotropical tarantula genus Ephebopus Simon 1892 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) with notes on the Aviculariinae. Zootaxa 1849: 35-58.

Distribution

Guyana

Etymology

From the Latin folium, a leaf, and refers to the subtle four-point oak leaf pattern on the dorsum of the abdomen.

Bibliography (1)

West, R. C., Marshall, S. D., Fukushima, C. S. & Bertani, R. (2008). Review and cladistic analysis of the Neotropical tarantula genus Ephebopus Simon 1892 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) with notes on the Aviculariinae. Zootaxa 1849: 35-58.