Citharacanthus Explained

Citharacanthus is a genus of New World tarantulas. They are found in Central America and the Antilles.

Species

, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following 7 species:

• Citharacanthus alayoni Rudloff, 1995 – Cuba
• Citharacanthus cyaneus (Rudloff, 1994) – Cuba
• Citharacanthus livingstoni Schmidt & Weinmann, 1996 – Guatemala
• Citharacanthus longipes (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) (type species) – Mexico, Central America
• Citharacanthus meermani Reichling & West, 2000 – Belize
• Citharacanthus niger Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
• Citharacanthus spinicrus (Latreille, 1819) – Cuba, Hispaniola

References

• Pocock . R.I. . 1901 . Some new and old genera of South American Avicularidae . Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7 . 8 . 540–555 . 10.1080/03745480109443359 .