Acanthoscurria
Acanthoscurria is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. They are found throughout South America including the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, plus into the Windward Islands West Indies,.
Species
, it contained nineteen species, found in South America and the West Indies:Acanthoscurria armasi Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera–R. & Alayón, 2025 – ColombiaAcanthoscurria belterrensis Paula, Gabriel, Indicatti, Brescovit & Lucas, 2014 – BrazilAcanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909 – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, ArgentinaAcanthoscurria cordubensis Thorell, 1894 – ArgentinaAcanthoscurria geniculata – BrazilAcanthoscurria gomesiana Mello–Leitão, 1923 – BrazilAcanthoscurria insubtilis Simon, 1892 – Bolivia, BrazilAcanthoscurria juruenicola Mello–Leitão, 1923 – BrazilAcanthoscurria maga Simon, 1892 – South AmericaAcanthoscurria melloleitaoi Bertani, 2023 – BrazilAcanthoscurria musculosa Simon, 1892 – BoliviaAcanthoscurria natalensis Chamberlin, 1917 – BrazilAcanthoscurria paulensis Mello–Leitão, 1923 – BrazilAcanthoscurria rhodothele Mello–Leitão, 1923 – BrazilAcanthoscurria simoensi Vol, 2000 – French Guiana, BrazilAcanthoscurria tarda Pocock, 1903 – BrazilAcanthoscurria theraphosoides – Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, French GuianaAcanthoscurria turumban Rodríguez–Manzanilla & Bertani, 2010 – VenezuelaAcanthoscurria urens Vellard, 1924 – Brazil