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Theraphosidae  Thorell, 1869 / Acanthoscurria  Ausserer, 1871   1 species

Acanthoscurria musculosa Simon, 1892

Description
Additional information

Non-established species in Europe (Nentwig, 2015: sub A. sternalis)

Distribution
  Presence
  Not established
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
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Distribution List
Germany   (Schmidt, 1971) |||
References

Gabriel R (2020) Revised taxonomic placement of some species in Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871 and Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18: 409-429 pdf

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

Schiapelli R D, Gerschman de Pikelin B S (1964) El género Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) en la Argentina. 24: Physis, Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales (C) 24: 391-417 pdf

Schmidt G (1971) Mit Bananen eingeschleppte Spinnen. Zoologische Beiträge (N.F.) 17: 387-433 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
31-01-2024 Image insert
23-11-2023 Distribution insert Detail