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Actinopus

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Actinopus
Actinopus pusilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Actinopodidae
Genus: Actinopus
Perty, 1833[1]
Type species
A. tarsalis
Perty, 1833
Species

97, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Aussereria Holmberg, 1881[2]
  • Closterochilus Ausserer, 1871[3]
  • Pachyloscelis Lucas, 1834[4]
  • Theragretes Ausserer, 1871[3]

Actinopus is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It was first described by Josef Anton Maximilian Perty in 1833 from the type species Actinopus tarsalis found in Brazil.[5][6] The name is derived from Greek actin- "ray, beam" and pous "foot".[5] It is a senior synonym of Aussereria, Closterochilus, Pachyloscelis, and Theragretes.[2][3][4]

The few reported bites from Brazil resulted in no symptoms, indicating that they can deliver dry bites or small amounts of venom.[7] However, they should be treated with caution due to some reports of bites causing local pain and muscle contractions.[8] These spiders also have a low venom yield; Actinopus crassipes for example has a mean venom yield of 0.09 mg.[9]

Species

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As of January 2023 it contains 97 species:[1]

Formerly included:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Actinopus Perty, 1833". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  2. ^ a b Simon, E. (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier. Roret, Paris. pp. 1–256. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  3. ^ a b c Raven, R. J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182: 1–180.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b Perty, M. (1833), "Arachnides Brasilienses.", in de Spix, J. B.; Martius, F. P. (eds.), Delectus animalium articulatorum quae in itinere per Braziliam ann., Monachii [München/Munich], pp. 191–209
  6. ^ Miglio, Laura Tavares; Lucas, Sylvia M.; Bonaldo, Alexandre B. (2012). "On the identity of the type species of Actinopus tarsalis (Araneae: Actinopodidae)". Zoologia (Curitiba Impresso). 29 (4): 375–379. doi:10.1590/S1984-46702012000400009. S2CID 85091548.
  7. ^ Lucas, Sylvia M.; Da Silva, Jr., P. I.; Bertani, R.; Cardoso, J. L. Costa; et al. (1994-05-04). "Mygalomorph Spider Bites: A Report on 91 Cases in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  8. ^ Mullen, Gary R.; Durden, Lance A. (2009-04-22). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-091969-0.
  9. ^ Bücherl, Wolfgang; Buckley, Eleanor E. (2013-09-24). Venomous Animals and Their Venoms: Venomous Invertebrates. Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4832-6289-5.

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