Acanthoscurria theraphosoides (Doleschall, 1871)

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Brazil

Type Locality: Brasilien

Acanthoscurria ferina, Acanthoscurria brocklehursti

MNHN AR 1056 ♂ Holotype Brazil

Tefé, Amazonas

Holotype male and paratype female of Acanthoscurria ferina Simon, 1892, a synonym of A. theraphosoides; the male is figured in this paper.

MNHN AR 4799 ♀ Holotype

No locality data (original label lost)

Holotype female of Trasyphoberus parvitarsis Simon, 1903, a synonym of Acanthoscurria theraphosoides; "Pas d'etiquette", 237, E. Simon colln.

NHMW 146 ♂ Type Brazil

Brazil

col. J. Natterer

Re-examined by Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R. & Alayón García (2025).

MNHN 1056 ♂ Type Brazil

BRAZIL, Amazonas: Tefé, Amazonas

BMNH 1896.12.13.2 ♀ Type Brazil

BRAZIL, Pará, Para

col. Brocklehurst

Re-examined by Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R. & Alayón García (2025).

BMNH (Pará, 14 females) ♀ Brazil

Pará, Pará

col. A. M. Moss

Fourteen females and two immature males; non-type material of Acanthoscurria theraphosoides.

OUMNH (Burchell colln.) ♂

No locality data

col. Burchell colln.

Non-type male of Acanthoscurria theraphosoides.

1871
Acanthopalpus theraphosoides Doleschall, in Ausserer, 1871 Placed in the theraphosoides species-group of Acanthoscurria, newly proposed by Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R. & Alayón García (2025) alongside A. armasi sp. nov. and A. insubtilis.