Amazonius is a genus of tarantulas first described by Cifuentes & Bertani in 2022. They are found in Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and French Guiana. Two of the four species were originally from the Tapinauchenius genus, being A. burgessi, A. elenae.[1]
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| Amazonius burgessi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Amazonius Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022 |
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4, see text. | |
Species edit
As of July 2022[update] it contains 4 species:[1]
- Amazonius burgessi (Hüsser, 2018) - Venezuela, Colombia and Peru
- Amazonius elenae (Schmidt, 1994) (Type) - Ecuador and Brazil
- Amazonius germani Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022 - French Guiana and Brazil
- Amazonius giovaninii Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022 - Brazil
References edit
- ^ a b "Amazonius". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 29 July 2022.