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Amazon Blue Bloom Tarantula

Xenesthis intermedia

Classification

Order
Araneae

Xenesthis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1891. As of February 2024 it contains five species, found in Colombia and Venezuela, though it was previously considered to be found in Panama. Diagnosis Their distinguishing factor is based on the scopulae of the metatarsus 4 is covering nearly the entire length and circumference of the segment.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog