| Phoneyusa | |
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| Phoneyusa lesserti from Gabon at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884 [1] |
Phoneyusa is a genus of spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). [1]
The genus was erected by Ferdinand Karsch in 1884, based on a spider from central Africa he regarded as in some ways similar to the South American genera Avicularia and Eurypelma (now included in Avicularia), but nevertheless distinct. [2] Karsch explained the name as meaning "murderess". [3] (Phoneyusa is one transcription of the Greek φονεύουσα, derived from the verb φονεύω, 'murder'.)
The species of this genus are found in sub-Saharan Africa. [1]
As of May 2016 [update] , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: [1]
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