Eupalaestrus
Eupalaestrus is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901.
Distribution
Spiders in this genus are found in Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil:Species
, this genus includes six species:Eupalaestrus anomalus – BrazilEupalaestrus campestratus – Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina Eupalaestrus crassimetatarsis Borges, Paladini & Bertani, 2021 – Brazil, ArgentinaEupalaestrus larae Ferretti & Barneche, 2012 – ArgentinaEupalaestrus roccoi Borges, Paladini & Bertani, 2021 – BrazilEupalaestrus weijenberghi – Brazil, Uruguay, ArgentinaIn synonymy:
- E. guyanus = Eupalaestrus campestratus
- E. holophaeus = Eupalaestrus spinosissimus Mello-Leitão, 1923
- E. pugilator Pocock, 1901 = Eupalaestrus campestratus
- E. riparius = Eupalaestrus weijenberghi
- E. saltator = Eupalaestrus weijenberghi
- E. tarsicrassus Bücherl, 1947 = Eupalaestrus spinosissimus Mello-Leitão, 1923
- E. tennuitarsus Bücherl, 1947 = ''Eupalaestrus campestratus''