| Birupes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Birupes |
| Species: | B. simoroxigorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Birupes simoroxigorum Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019 [1] | |
Birupes is a genus of tarantulas containing the single species, Birupes simoroxigorum. It was first described by R. Gabriel & D. Sherwood in 2019, [2] and is only found in Borneo [1]
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