Acanthoscurria musculosa Simon, 1892

♀ Female described ♂ Male described
Female Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Simon, E. (1892). Etudes arachnologiques. 24e Mémoire. XXXIX. Descriptions d'espèces et de genres nouveaux de la famille des Aviculariidae (suite). Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 61: 271-284 [p. 282].
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

Bolivia

Type Locality: Bolivia : San-Mateo

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 2 adult male specimen records

Specimen Records (11)

MNHN AR 4791 ♂ Holotype Bolivia

San Mateo

col. Garlepp

Holotype male of Acanthoscurria musculosa Simon, 1892; E. Simon colln. 15131.

SMF 4059-84 ♀ Holotype Argentina

Pampa Cabrera, Chaco, Chaco

Holotype female of Acanthoscurria hirsutissimasterni, a synonym of A. musculosa; accompanied by a microscope slide containing its spermathecae.

BMNH 1905.2.3.1 ♀ Holotype Argentina

Tucumán, Tucumán

Holotype female of Acanthoscurria sternalis, a synonym of A. musculosa.

BMNH 1903.7.1.121 ♀ Argentina

Tucumán, Tucumán

1903

Non-type female of Acanthoscurria musculosa.

BMNH (Tucumán, Rosenberg) ♂ Argentina

Tucumán, Tucumán

1904 · col. Rosenberg

Two males and one female; non-type material of Acanthoscurria musculosa.

MNHN AR 16949 ♂ Argentina

Bonds de Rio Salado, Icano, Chaco de Santialgo del Estero, Santiago del Estero

1904 · col. E. R. Wagner

Non-type male of Acanthoscurria musculosa, A. sternalis det. R. Gabriel 5 July 2024.

MNHN AR 4829 ♀ Argentina

Colonia Dora, Sgo. del Estero, Santiago del Estero

1939 · col. Schiapelli & Gerschman det.

Non-type female of Acanthoscurria musculosa, A. sternalis det. R. Gabriel 5 July 2024.

MNHN AR 4827 ♂ Argentina

Salta Oran; r. J.J.: Ledermi, Hounay 1919, Salta

1948 · col. Schiapelli & Gerschman det.

Non-type male of Acanthoscurria musculosa, A. sternalis det. R. Gabriel 5 July 2024.

OUMNH 2004 005 (Bolivia) ♂ Bolivia

Bolivia

December 2004 · col. D. Mann

Two males; non-type material of Acanthoscurria musculosa.

OUMNH 2005 065 ♂ Bolivia

Bolivia

January 2005 · col. D. Mann, A. C. Hamel & S. Herzog

Non-type male of Acanthoscurria musculosa.

BMNH 1937.11.4.13 ♀ Paraguay

Gran Chaco

Non-type female of Acanthoscurria musculosa.