Acanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909

Common name: Bolivian Redrump

♀ Female described ♂ Male described
Female Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Brèthes, J. (1909). Notas sobre algunos arachnidos. Anales Museum Nacional Buenos Aires (3) 12: 45-47.
Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Peñaherrera-R., P. J. & Alayón García, G. (2025). A new species of Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871: proposal of the theraphosoides species-group and first published record of the genus from Colombia (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Zootaxa 5563 (1): 237-254.

Distribution

BrazilBoliviaParaguayArgentina

Type Locality: Tucumán

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 3 adult male specimen records

Specimen Records (10)

NHMW 21178 ♀ Holotype Brazil

Cuiabá, Mato Grosso

1995

Holotype female of Acanthoscurria altmanni, a synonym of A. chacoana; coll. Reichsteiner. Determined A. chacoana by R. Gabriel / A. Culmer, 5 August 2022.

NHMW 21184 ♀ Paratype Brazil

Cuiabá, Mato Grosso

1995

Paratype female of Acanthoscurria altmanni, a synonym of A. chacoana; same data as the holotype.

NHMW 21032 ♂ Paratype Brazil

Cuiabá, Mato Grosso

1995

Paratype male of Acanthoscurria altmanni, a synonym of A. chacoana; same data as the holotype.

NHMW 135 ♂ Paraguay

Puerto Fonciere, Alto Paraguay

October 1938 · col. Reimoser

Three males and two females; non-type material of Acanthoscurria chacoana, det. R. Gabriel 5 August 2022.

NHMW 136 ♂ Paraguay

Puerto Fonciere, Alto Paraguay

October 1938 · col. Reimoser

Non-type material of Acanthoscurria chacoana; same data as NHMW 135.

BMNH (Alto Paraguay) ♂ Paraguay

Alto Paraguay

September 1954 · col. E. J. Phillips

Non-type material of Acanthoscurria chacoana.

OUMNH 2004-005 (Bolivia) juvenile Bolivia

Bolivia

July 2003 · col. D. Mann & A. C. Hamel

One immature; non-type material of Acanthoscurria chacoana.

BMNH (Chiapada) ♂ Brazil

Chiapada-Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso

col. Percy Sladen Expedition

Non-type material of Acanthoscurria chacoana examined by Sherwood et al. (2025).

BMNH 1905.2.3.2-4 ♂ Argentina

Tucumán, labelled "A. burchelli", Tucumán

Three males; non-type material of Acanthoscurria chacoana.

MNHN AR 4788 ♀

Pilcomayo (Chaco), 15972, Chaco

Non-type female of Acanthoscurria chacoana, det. R. Gabriel 27 October 2023.