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Euathlus truculentus L. Koch, 1875

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Euathlus truculentus L. Koch, 1875
Name authority
L. Koch, 1875
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Theraphosidae
Genus
Euathlus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumChelicerata
  5. classArachnida
  6. orderAraneae
  7. familyTheraphosidae Thorell, 1869
  8. genusEuathlus Ausserer, 1875
  9. speciesEuathlus truculentus L. Koch, 1875

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Euathlus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Euathlus antai Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014TheraphosidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euathlus atacama Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014TheraphosidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euathlus diamante Ferretti, 2015TheraphosidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euathlus manicatus (Simon, 1892)TheraphosidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euathlus tenebrarum Ferretti, 2015TheraphosidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 51 records assigned to Theraphosidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Euathlus phryxotrichoides (Strand, 1907) (Strand, 1907)synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Chile, Argentina. Introduced to the Netherlands

Chile

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Ausserer, A. (1875). Zweiter Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor). Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 25: 125-206, pl. 5-7. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3BN4D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.