Megaphobema is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901.[2] They look similar to members of Pamphobeteus except for its legs; the third and fourth pairs of legs are much larger and stronger than the first two pairs.[2]

Megaphobema
Megaphobema robustum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Megaphobema
Pocock, 1901[1]
Type species
M. robustum
(Ausserer, 1875)
Species

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Species

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As of March 2020 it contains five species, found in Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica:[1]

 
M. mesomelas
M. velvetosoma Left:Brown morph Right:Black Morph

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Megaphobema Pocock, 1901". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. ^ a b Pocock, R. I. (1901). "Some new and old genera of S.-American Avicularidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (7): 540–555. doi:10.1080/03745480109443359.