Acanthoscurria paulensis Mello-Leitão, 1923

Common name: Brazilian Giant Black

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

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Type Locality and Records

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Bibliography

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.

Distribution

Brazil

Type Locality: Pirassununga, state of São Paulo

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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.

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