Arboriticus tarsicrassus (Bücherl, 1947)

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Borges, L. M., Abegg, A. D., Paladini, A. & Bertani, R. (2025). A new genus and five new species of arboreal tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 5679(4): 521-551.

Distribution

Brazil

Type Locality: BRAZIL, Sao Paulo, Sao Jose dos Campos, 602 m a.s.l.

Specimen Records (2)

IBSP 593 ♀ Holotype Brazil

Sao Jose dos Campos, 602 m a.s.l., Sao Paulo

August 1947 · col. Fabrica de Loucas

Holotype female of Arboriticus tarsicrassus, described by Bucherl in 1947 and restored from synonymy by Borges et al. (2025).

IBSP 8064 ♂ Brazil

Jacarei, Estrada Turistica de Igarata km 2, 582 m a.s.l., Sao Paulo

1999 · col. A. Zanotti & J. Latuffi

The specimen on which the first description of the male of Arboriticus tarsicrassus is based, 78 years after the species was named from a female.