Vitalius

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: Vitalius
Species: V. australis – V. buecherli – V. chromatus – V. dubius – V. lucasae – V. ornatissimus – V. paranaensis – V. restinga – V. sapiranga – V. sorocabae – V. vellutinus

Nomina dubia

• Pamphobeteus exsul (Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 240 f, Brazil), by Bertani, 2001: 310
• Vitalius platyomma (Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 228, j, Brazil, originally in Pamphobeteus) by Bertani, 2001: 309
• Vitalius rondoniensis (Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 230, f, Brazil, originally in Pamphobeteus) by Bertani, 2001: 309.
• Vitalius tetracanthus (Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 238, f, Brazil, originally in Pamphobeteus) by Bertani, 2001: 309.

Name

Vitalius Lucas, Silva Junior & Bertani, 1993

• Type species: Pamphobeteus sorocabae Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão, 1923

Gender: masculine

References

Primary references

• Lucas, S.M., da Silva Júnior, P.I. & Bertani, R. 1993. Vitalius a new genus of the subfamily Theraphosinae Thorell, 1870 from Brazil (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Spixiana 16(3): 241–245. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bertani, R. 2001. Revision, cladistic analysis, and zoogeography of Vitalius, Nhandu, and Proshapalopus; with notes on other theraphosine genera (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Arquivos de Zoologia 36(3): 265–356. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v36i3p265-356 [nonfunctional] . Online. Reference page. 
• Bertani, R. & Motta, P.C. 2024. A new species of Vitalius (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado. Zoologia 41: 1-8. Reference page. 
• Galleti-Lima, A., Hamilton, C.A., Borges, L.M. & Guadanucci, J.P.L. 2023. Phylogenomics of Lasiodoriforms: reclassification of the South American genus Vitalius Lucas, Silva and Bertani and allied genera (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11(1177627): 1-19. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1177627. Reference page. 
• Mello-Leitão, C.F. de 1923. Theraphosideas do Brasil. Revista do Museu Paulista 13: 1–438. Reference page.