Aenigmarachne

Aenigmarachne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Subfamily: Theraphosinae
Genus: Aenigmarachne
Schmidt, 2005[1]
Species

2, see text.

Aenigmarachne is a genus of tarantulas (family Theraphosidae). It was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt in 2005.[2] It is currently known from Colombia and Costa Rica.[1][3]

Species

As of January 2026, the World Spider Catalog accepted two species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005". World Spider Catalog Version. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  2. ^ a b Schmidt, G. (2005). "Aenigmarachne sinapophysis gen. et sp. n., eine neue Vogelspinnenart aus Costa Rica (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)". Tarantulas of the World (in German). 112: 3–9.
  3. ^ a b Osorio, Luis M.; Polo, Joan S. Ávila; Sabbatino, Andres F.; Martínez, Leiner A. Suárez (2025). "First record of Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Colombia, with the description of a new species and the first described female". Zootaxa. 5723 (4): 550–564. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5723.4.5.