| Eupalaestrus | |
|---|---|
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| Eupalaestrus campestratus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901 [1] |
| Type species | |
| E. campestratus (Simon, 1891) | |
| Species | |
6, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Eupalaestrus is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. [3]
As of October 2021 [update] it contains six species, found in Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil: [1]
In synonymy:
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Vitalius is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas, P. I. da Silva Jr. & Rogério_Bertani in 1993.
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