Davus
Davus, also known as the tiger rump tarantulas,[2] is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). It was formerly included in Cyclosternum.[1]
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| Adult female Davus fasciatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Davus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892[1] |
Species
As of October 2021, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Davus fasciatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892 (type species) – Costa Rica, Panama
- Davus pentaloris (Simon, 1888) – Mexico, Guatemala
- Davus ruficeps (Simon, 1891) – Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
- Davus santos Gabriel, 2016 – Panama
References
- "Gen. Davus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2021-10-29
- "Tiger Rump Tarantulas (Genus Davus)". iNaturalist.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
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