Phoneyusa

Phoneyusa is a genus of spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas).

Taxonomy The genus was erected by Ferdinand Karsch in 1884, based on a spider from central Africa he regarded as in some ways similar to the South American genera Avicularia and Eurypelma (now included in Avicularia), but nevertheless distinct. Karsch explained the name as meaning "murderess". (Phoneyusa is one transcription of the Greek , derived from the verb , 'murder'.)

Distribution The species of this genus are found in sub-Saharan Africa.

Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:

Phoneyusa antilope (Simon, 1889) – Congo Phoneyusa belandana Karsch, 1884 (type species) – Central African Rep. Phoneyusa bidentata Pocock, 1899 – West, Central Africa Phoneyusa bouvieri Berland, 1917 – Madagascar Phoneyusa buettneri Karsch, 1886 – Gabon Phoneyusa chevalieri Simon, 1906 – West Africa Phoneyusa cultridens Berland, 1917 – Congo Phoneyusa gabonica (Simon, 1889) – Gabon Phoneyusa giltayi Laurent, 1946 – Congo Phoneyusa gracilipes (Simon, 1889) – Congo Phoneyusa lesserti Dresco, 1973 – Central African Rep. Phoneyusa manicata Simon, 1907 – Príncipe Phoneyusa minima (Strand, 1907) – Cameroon Phoneyusa principium Simon, 1907 – Príncipe Phoneyusa rutilata (Simon, 1907) – Guinea-Bissau Phoneyusa westi Smith, 1990 – Angola

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