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Anoploscelus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Order
  
Araneae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Arachnida

Infraorder
  
Mygalomorphae

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Anoploscelus is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). It is native to East Africa.

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Taxonomy

The genus Anoploscelus was erected by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897 for the species Anoploscelus celeripes, based on a single male collected from near Lake Tanganyika in modern day Tanzania.

Species

As of May 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:

  • Anoploscelus celeripes Pocock, 1897 (type species) – Uganda, Tanzania
  • Anoploscelus lesserti Laurent, 1946 – Rwanda
  • References

    Anoploscelus Wikipedia