Actinopus

Actinopus is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae found in South America, Central America, and Trinidad. It was erected in 1883 by Maximilian Perty from the type species Actinopus tarsalis found in Brazil.[2] The name is derived from Greek actin- "ray, beam" and pous "foot".[3] For now, nothing is known about the venom of these spiders, it has been reported that the bites caused local pain and muscle contractions.[4] Few bites were reported in Brazil, and in these few cases the victim was asymptomatic (without symptoms), indicating that these spiders can deliver dry bites or a small amount, therefore, they should be treated with caution.[5]

Actinopus
Actinopus pusilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Actinopodidae
Genus: Actinopus
Perty, 1833[1]
Type species
A. tarsalis Perty, 1833
Species

49, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Closterochilus
  • Theragretes

Species

As of March 2019, it contains 49 species:[1]

  • Actinopus argenteus Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus ariasi Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus balcarce Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus caraiba (Simon, 1889) — Venezuela
  • Actinopus casuhati Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus clavero Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus cochabamba Ríos-Tamayo, 2016 — Bolivia
  • Actinopus cordobensis Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus coylei Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus crassipes (Keyserling, 1891) — Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
  • Actinopus cucutaensis Mello-Leitão, 1941 — Colombia
  • Actinopus dubiomaculatus Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
  • Actinopus echinus Mello-Leitão, 1949 — Brazil
  • Actinopus excavatus Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus fractus Mello-Leitão, 1920 — Brazil
  • Actinopus gerschiapelliarum Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Uruguay, Argentina
  • Actinopus goloboffi Ríos-Tamayo, 2014 — Argentina
  • Actinopus harti Pocock, 1895 — Trinidad
  • Actinopus indiamuerta Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus insignis (Holmberg, 1881) — Uruguay, Argentina
  • Actinopus liodon (Ausserer, 1875) — Uruguay
  • Actinopus longipalpis C. L. Koch, 1842 — Uruguay, Argentina
  • Actinopus magnus Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus nattereri (Doleschall, 1871) — Brazil
  • Actinopus nigripes (Lucas, 1834) — Brazil
  • Actinopus palmar Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus pampa Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus paranensis Mello-Leitão, 1920 — Argentina
  • Actinopus patagonia Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus pertyi Lucas, 1843 — South America
  • Actinopus piceus (Ausserer, 1871) — Brazil
  • Actinopus princeps Chamberlin, 1917 — Brazil
  • Actinopus puelche Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Uruguay, Argentina
  • Actinopus pusillus Mello-Leitão, 1920 — Brazil
  • Actinopus ramirezi Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus reycali Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus robustus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892) — Panama
  • Actinopus rojasi (Simon, 1889) — Venezuela
  • Actinopus rufibarbis Mello-Leitão, 1930 — Brazil
  • Actinopus rufipes (Lucas, 1834) — Brazil
  • Actinopus scalops (Simon, 1889) — Venezuela
  • Actinopus septemtrionalis Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus szumikae Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus taragui Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018 — Argentina
  • Actinopus tarsalis Perty, 1833 — Brazil
  • Actinopus trinotatus Mello-Leitão, 1938 — Brazil
  • Actinopus valencianus (Simon, 1889) — Venezuela
  • Actinopus wallacei F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 — Brazil
  • Actinopus xenus Chamberlin, 1917 — South America

References
  1. "Gen. Actinopus Perty, 1833". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262746588_On_the_identity_of_the_type_species_of_Actinopus_tarsalis_Araneae_Actinopodidae
  3. Perty, M. (1833), "Arachnides Brasilienses", in de Spix, J.B. & Martius, F.P. (eds.), Delectus animalium articulatorum quae in itinere per Braziliam ann. 1817 et 1820 colligerunt, Monachius, pp. 198-199
  4. Mullen, Gary R.; Durden, Lance A. (2009-04-22). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-091969-0.
  5. http://www.ecoevo.com.br/publicacoes/pesquisadores/rogerio_bertani/1012%20Toxicon.pdf


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