Acanthoscurria

Acanthoscurria is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. They are found throughout South America including the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, plus into the Windward Islands West Indies, .

==Species== , it contained nineteen species, found in South America and the West Indies: Acanthoscurria armasi Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera–R. & Alayón, 2025 – Colombia Acanthoscurria belterrensis Paula, Gabriel, Indicatti, Brescovit & Lucas, 2014 – Brazil Acanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909 – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina Acanthoscurria cordubensis Thorell, 1894 – Argentina Acanthoscurria geniculata (C. L. Koch, 1841) (type) – Brazil Acanthoscurria gomesiana Mello–Leitão, 1923 – Brazil Acanthoscurria insubtilis Simon, 1892 – Bolivia, Brazil Acanthoscurria juruenicola Mello–Leitão, 1923 – Brazil Acanthoscurria maga Simon, 1892 – South America Acanthoscurria melloleitaoi Bertani, 2023 – Brazil Acanthoscurria musculosa Simon, 1892 – Bolivia Acanthoscurria natalensis Chamberlin, 1917 – Brazil Acanthoscurria paulensis Mello–Leitão, 1923 – Brazil Acanthoscurria rhodothele Mello–Leitão, 1923 – Brazil Acanthoscurria simoensi Vol, 2000 – French Guiana, Brazil Acanthoscurria tarda Pocock, 1903 – Brazil Acanthoscurria theraphosoides (Doleschall, 1871) – Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana Acanthoscurria turumban Rodríguez–Manzanilla & Bertani, 2010 – Venezuela Acanthoscurria urens Vellard, 1924 – Brazil