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Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the tarantula genera Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871, Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1985, and Amazonius n. gen. (Theraphosidae, Psalmopoeinae)

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Cifuentes, Yeimy, Bertani, Rogerio (2022): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the tarantula genera Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871, Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1985, and Amazonius n. gen. (Theraphosidae, Psalmopoeinae). Zootaxa 5101 (1): 1-123, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5101.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5101.1.1

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