| Stichoplastoris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 1997 [1] |
| Type species | |
| S. obelix (Valerio, 1980) | |
| Species | |
8, see text | |
Stichoplastoris is a genus of Central American tarantulas that was first described by J.-P. Rudloff in 1997. [2]
As of May 2020 [update] it contains eight species, found in Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, and El Salvador: [1]
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