Pamphobeteus grandis Bertani, Fukushima & Silva, 2008

Described by Rogério Bertani, Caroline Sayuri Fukushima, Pedro Ismael da Silva Júnior

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Bertani, R., Fukushima, C. S. & Silva Júnior, P. I. da (2008). Two new species of Pamphobeteus Pocock 1901 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) from Brazil, with a new type of stridulatory organ. Zootaxa 1826: 45-58 [p. 48, f. 1-12].

Distribution

PeruBrazil

Type Locality: Brazil: Acre: Embira River

Etymology

The specific name means “huge” in Latin. The specimen was found with a label written by Brazilian arachnologist, Cândido Mello-Leitão, stating “Phormictopus grandis, typus”. However, the species has remained unpublished until now.