Birupes

Birupes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Birupes
Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019[1]
Species:
B. simoroxigorum
Binomial name
Birupes simoroxigorum
Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019[1]

Birupes is a monotypic genus of southeast Asian tarantulas containing the single species, Birupes simoroxigorum. It was first described by R. Gabriel and D. Sherwood in 2019,[2] and it has only been found in Malaysia.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Birupes Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  2. ^ Gabriel, R.; Sherwood, D. (2019). "A new genus and species of theraphosid spider from Sarawak, Borneo (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Journal of the British Tarantula Society. 34 (1): 19–34.
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