Arboriticus

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Arboriticus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Arboriticus
Borges & Bertani, 2025 [1]
Type species
A. celsoi
Borges & Bertani, 2025
Species

7, see text

Arboriticus is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. [2]

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Distribution

Arboriticus is endemic to Brazil, with all seven described species occurring exclusively within this country. [2]

Taxonomy

The genus includes two species formerly included in Eupalaestrus . [2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes seven species: [2]

References

  1. ↑ Borges, L. M.; Abegg, A. D.; Paladini, A.; Bertani, R. (2025). "A new genus and five new species of arboreal tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Brazil". Zootaxa. 5679: 521–551. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5679.4.4.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Arboriticus Borges & Bertani, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-28.


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