Phoneyusa lesserti

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Phoneyusa lesserti
Theraphosidae - Phoneyusa lesserti.JPG
From Gabon at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Phoneyusa
Species:
P. lesserti
Binomial name
Phoneyusa lesserti
Dresco, 1973 [1]

Phoneyusa lesserti is a species of spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). [1] [2]

Distribution

This species can be found in the Central African Republic. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Taxon details Phoneyusa lesserti Dresco, 1973". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  2. Karsch, F. (1884). "Phoneyusa, eine neue Vogelspinnengattung aus Central-Afrika". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 28 (2): 347–350. doi:10.1002/mmnd.18840280211.