Xenesthis
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| Xenesthis | |
|---|---|
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| X. immanis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Xenesthis Simon, 1891[1] |
| Type species | |
| X. immanis (Ausserer, 1875) | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Xenesthis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1891.[2] As of February 2024[update] it contains five species, found in Colombia and Venezuela,[1] though it was previously considered to be found in Panama.[3]
