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Theraphosidae  Thorell, 1869 / Grammostola  Simon, 1892   1 species

Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer, 1837)

Description
Additional information

Non-established species in Europe (Nentwig, 2015, also sub G. cala)

Distribution
  Presence
  Not established
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
Figures
Distribution List
Belgium   (Van Keer, 2010; Van Keer, 2011) |||
References

Aguilera M A, Montenegro Vargas R, Casanueva M E (2019) Impact of disturbed areas on Theraphosidae spiders diversity (Araneae) and first population data of Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer) in Panul Park. Ecology and Evolution 9: 5802-5809 pdf

Aguilera M A, Montenegro Vargas R, Casanueva M E (2022) Revised taxonomic placement and distribution update of Grammostola Simon, 1892, Phrixotrichus Simon, 1889 and Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994 species, a chaotic history of Chilean tarantulas (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 40: 63-71 pdf

Legendre R, Calderón R (1984) Liste systématique des araignées mygalomorphes du Chili. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris (4) 6(A): 1021-1065 pdf

Nentwig W (2015) Introduction, establishment rate, pathways and impact of spiders alien to Europe. Biological Invasions 17: 2757-2778 pdf

Sherwood D, Gabriel R, Lucas S M, Brescovit A D (2021) An anomalous spermathecae resolved after moulting events in a female of Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875 with a review of spermathecal anomalies in theraphosid spiders (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 39: 139-143 pdf

Van Keer K (2010) An update on the verified reports of imported spiders (Araneae) from Belgium. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 25: 210-214 pdf

Van Keer K (2011) An update on the verified reports of imported spiders (Araneae) from Belgium. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 25(3, 2010): 210-214 pdf

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Updates
06-02-2024 Image insert
06-02-2024 Distribution update Detail
23-11-2023 Distribution update Detail
23-11-2023 Distribution insert Detail