Citharacanthus

Citharacanthus is a genus of New World tarantulas. They are found in Central America and the Antilles.^[1]

Citharacanthus
Citharacanthus spp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Citharacanthus Pocock, 1901[1]
Species
See text.

Species

As of August 2022^[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following 7 species:^[1]

• Citharacanthus alayoni Rudloff, 1995 – Cuba
• Citharacanthus cyaneus (Rudloff, 1994) – Cuba
• Citharacanthus livingstoni Schmidt & Weinmann, 1996 – Guatemala
• Citharacanthus longipes (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) (type species) – Mexico, Central America
• Citharacanthus meermani Reichling & West, 2000 – Belize
• Citharacanthus niger Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
• Citharacanthus spinicrus (Latreille, 1819) – Cuba, Hispaniola

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  Citharacanthus spinicrus - specimen dorsal view
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  Citharacanthus spinicrus - specimen ventral view