Acanthoscurria paulensis Mello-Leitão, 1923

Common name: Brazilian Giant Black

♀ Female described ♂ Male described
Female Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1923). Theraphosideas do Brasil. Rev. Mus. Paulista 13: 1-438 [p. 306, f. 51-55, 167].

Distribution

Brazil

Type Locality: Pirassununga, state of São Paulo

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 1 adult male specimen record, against the rainfall where they live

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Adult males collected

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality, Pirassununga, state of São Paulo. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 508 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself.

Synonyms

Acanthoscurria atrox, Acanthoscurria guaxupe

Specimen Records (2)

BMNH 1904.9.13.1 ♂ Brazil

Pará, Pará

1904

Non-type male of Acanthoscurria paulensis.

BMNH 1965.2.26.3 ♂ Brazil

Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul

February 1965 · col. Dr W. Burchell

Non-type male of Acanthoscurria paulensis.

Taxonomic History

  1. 1923
    Acanthoscurria paulensis Mello-Leitão, 1923

Bibliography (2)

Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1923). Theraphosideas do Brasil. Rev. Mus. Paulista 13: 1-438 [p. 306, f. 51-55, 167].
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.
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