Acanthoscurria simoensi Vol, 2000

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Vol, F. (2000). Description d'une deuxieme espece d'Acanthoscurria du bassin des Guyanes, Acanthoscurria simoensi sp. n. et comparaison avec l'espece meconnue Acanthoscurria minor Ausserer, 1871. Arachnides 47: 8-18 [p. 8, pls. I-III].

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

French Guiana

Etymology

Named after the collector of the type specimen H. Simoens

Specimen Records (2)

MNHN (A. simoensi holotype) ♂ Holotype French Guiana

Guyane Française

col. Ramené par Hervé

Holotype male of Acanthoscurria simoensi Vol, 2000.

BMNH 1890.10.6 ♀ Guyana

Demerara, Demerara-Mahaica

1890 · col. W. L. Sclater

Two females and two immature males; non-type material of Acanthoscurria simoensi, det. R. Gabriel 30 September 2013.