Nhandu

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Theraphosoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Theraphosoidea

Familia: Theraphosidae
Subfamilia: Theraphosinae
Tribe: Theraphosini
Genus: Nhandu
Species:
N. carapoensis – N. cerradensis – N. chromatus – N. coloratovillosus – N. sylviae – N. tripartitus – N. tripepii – N. vulpinus

Name

Nhandu Lucas, 1983

Type species: Nhandu carapoensis Sylvia Marlene Lucas, 1983

Gender: Masculine

Synonymy

• Brazilopelma Schmidt, 1998 (synonymized by Bertani, 2001: 310
• Type species: Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Schmidt, 1998

Primary references

• Lucas, S.M. 1983. Descricao de genero e especie novos da subfamilia Theraphosinae (Araneae, Ortognatha, Theraphosidae). Memorias do Instituto Butantan (São Paulo), 44-45: 157–160. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Revision, cladistic analysis, and zoogeography of Vitalius, Nhandu, and Proshapalopus; with notes on other theraphosine genera (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Arquivos de Zoologia (Sao Paulo), 36(3): 265–356.
• Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Peñaherrera-omero, P.J., Brescovit, A.D. & Lucas, S.M. 2026a. Redescription of Nhandu chromatus Schmidt, 2004 stat. rest. and revalidation of Nhandu sylviae Sherwood, Gabriel & Brescovit, 2023 stat. rest. (Araneae: Theraphosidae). 2026. Arachnology 20(4): 519–526. Reference page.