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Anoploscelus

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Anoploscelus is a genus of East African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. It was erected for the species Anoploscelus celeripes, based on a single male collected near Lake Tanganyika in modern day Tanzania. It was synonymized with Phoneyusa from 1985 to 1990. it contains two species, including A. lesserti, first found in Rwanda in 1946.

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Vinony's link graph records 3 inbound references to Anoploscelus, and connects out to Theraphosidae, Tanzania and Animalia.

Vinony files it under Fauna of East Africa, Spiders of Africa and Taxa named by Reginald Innes Pocock.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyTheraphosidae

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Anoploscelus
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Anoploscelus is a genus of East African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. It was erected for the species Anoploscelus celeripes, based on a single male collected near Lake Tanganyika in modern day Tanzania. It was synonymized with Phoneyusa from 1985 to 1990. it contains two species, including A. lesserti, first found in Rwanda in 1946.

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