Anisaspoides

Anisaspoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Paratropididae
Genus: Anisaspoides
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896[1]
Species

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Anisaspoides is a small genus of Brazilian spiders in the bald-legged spider family Paratropididae. It was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1896,[2] and is found in Brazil and Colombia.[1]

Species

As of June 2026, the World Spider Catalog accepted two species:

  • Anisaspoides camarita (Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019) – Colombia
  • Anisaspoides gigantea F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 (type species) – Brazil

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Anisaspoides F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896". World Spider Catalog Version. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  2. ^ Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. (1896). "On the Theraphosidae of the lower Amazons: being an account of the new genera and species of this group of spiders discovered during the expedition of the steamship "Faraday" up the river Amazons". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 64 (3): 716–766. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1896.tb03076.x. hdl:2027/coo.31924018549828.