Actinopus
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Actinopus is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It was first described by Josef Anton Maximilian Perty in 1833 from the type species Actinopus tarsalis found in Brazil.[1][2] The name is derived from Greek actin- "ray, beam" and pous "foot".[1] It is a senior synonym of Aussereria, Closterochilus, Pachyloscelis, and Theragretes.[3][4][5]
The few reported bites from Brazil resulted in no symptoms, indicating that they can deliver dry bites or small amounts of venom.[6] However, they should be treated with caution due to some reports of bites causing local pain and muscle contractions.[7] These spiders also have a low venom yield; Actinopus crassipes for example has a mean venom yield of 0.09 mg.[8]
Species
As of March 2025[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the World Spider Catalog accepted 98 species:[9]
- A. anselmoi Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. apalai Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. apiacas Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. argenteus Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. ariasi Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. azaghal Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. balcarce Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. bocaina Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. buritiensis Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. candango Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. caraiba (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
- A. castelo Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. casuhati Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. caxiuana Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. clavero Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. coboi Ríos-Tamayo, 2019 – Uruguay
- A. cochabamba Ríos-Tamayo, 2016 – Bolivia
- A. concinnus Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Venezuela
- A. confusus Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. cordobensis Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. cornelli Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. coylei Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. crassipes (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
- A. cucutaensis Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil
- A. diablo Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2023 - Argentina
- A. dioi Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. dubiomaculatus Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil
- A. ducke Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. echinus Mello-Leitão, 1949 – Brazil
- A. emas Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. embera Osorio, Sherwood & Quijano-Cuervo, 2025 - Colombia
- A. excavatus Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. fernandezi Ríos-Tamayo, 2019 – Uruguay
- A. fractus Mello-Leitão, 1920 – Brazil
- A. gerschiapelliarum Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Uruguay, Argentina
- A. goloboffi Ríos-Tamayo, 2014 – Argentina
- A. guajara Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. harti Pocock, 1895 – Trinidad
- A. harveyi Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. hirsutus Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. indiamuerta Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. insignis (Holmberg, 1881) – Uruguay, Argentina
- A. ipioca Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. itacolomi Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. itapitocai Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. itaqui Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. jaboticatubas Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. jamari Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. laventana Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Uruguay, Argentina
- A. lomalinda Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Colombia, Guyana
- A. longipalpis C. L. Koch, 1842 – Uruguay, Argentina
- A. lucasae Sherwood & Ríos-Tamayo, 2023 – Bolivia
- A. magnus Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. mairinquensis Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. mesa Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. nattereri (Doleschall, 1871) – Brazil
- A. nigripes (Lucas, 1834) – Brazil
- A. obidos Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. osbournei Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. palmar Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. pampa Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. pampulha Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. panguana Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Peru
- A. parafundulus Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. paraitinga Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. paranensis Mello-Leitão, 1920 – Brazil
- A. patagonia Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. pertyi Lucas, 1843 – South America
- A. piceus (Ausserer, 1871) – Brazil
- A. pinhao Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. princeps Chamberlin, 1917 – Brazil
- A. puelche Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Uruguay, Argentina
- A. pusillus Mello-Leitão, 1920 – Brazil
- A. ramirezi Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. reycali Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. reznori Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. robustus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892) – Panama
- A. rojasi (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
- A. rufibarbis Mello-Leitão, 1930 – Brazil
- A. rufipes (Lucas, 1834) – Brazil
- A. scalops (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
- A. septemtrionalis Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. simoi Ríos-Tamayo, 2019 – Uruguay
- A. szumikae Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. taragui Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 – Argentina
- A. tarsalis Perty, 1833 – Brazil
- A. tasneemae (Sherwood & Pett, 2022) – Paraguay
- A. tatara Montenegro & Aguilera, 2023 – Chile
- A. tetymapyta (Sherwood & Pett, 2022) – Paraguay
- A. trinotatus Mello-Leitão, 1938 – Brazil
- A. tutu Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. urucui Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. uruguayense Ríos-Tamayo, 2019 – Uruguay
- A. utinga Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. valencianus (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
- A. vilhena Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
- A. wallacei F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 – Brazil
- A. xenus Chamberlin, 1917 – South America
- A. xingu Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 – Brazil
Formerly included:
- A. bonneti (Zapfe, 1961) (Transferred to Plesiolena)
- A. gracilis (Hentz, 1842) (Transferred to Antrodiaetus)
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