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The genus Phoneutria was started by Maximilian Perty in 1833. [1] The genus name is from the Greek φονεύτρια, meaning "murderess". [9] Perty placed two species in the genus: Phoneutria rufibarbis and Phoneutria fera. [9] The former is treated as a nomen dubium; the latter is the type species of the genus. [1]
Phoneutria nigriventer is a species of medically-significant spider in the family Ctenidae, found in the Southern Cone of South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina). [1] Along with other members of the genus, they are often referred to as Brazilian wandering spiders .
Phoneutria nigriventer, the Brazilian wandering spider (a ctenid spider) is a large brown spider similar to North American wolf spiders in appearance, although somewhat larger. It has a highly toxic venom and is regarded (along with the Australian funnel-web spiders ) as among the most dangerous spiders in the world. [ 6 ]
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Wandering spiders (Ctenidae) are a family of spiders that includes the Brazilian wandering spiders.These spiders have a distinctive longitudinal groove on the top-rear of their oval carapace similar to those of the Amaurobiidae. [1]
Phoneutria boliviensis is a species of a medically important spider in the family Ctenidae found in Central and South America. [1] [2] Characteristics. Males.
Phoneutria fera is a species of spider with medically significant venom in the family Ctenidae found in South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, and Guyana). [1] It is commonly known as the Brazilian wandering spider and the banana spider, [ 2 ] although these names are applied to other species in the genus Phoneutria ...
Phoneutria depilata is a species of spider in the family Ctenidae, found in Central America. [2] Description and behavior. Adult females reach a body length that can ...