Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0010] Detail
Gen. Vitalius Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1993 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00291] Detail
type Pamphobeteus sorocabae Mello-Leitão, 1923; gender masculine
Transferred to other genera:
Vitalius cristatus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) -- see Lasiodora
Vitalius holophaeus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) -- see Eupalaestrus
Vitalius insularis (Mello-Leitão, 1923) -- see Tekoapora
Vitalius litoralis (Piza, 1976) -- see Tekoapora
Vitalius longisternalis Bertani, 2001 -- see Pterinopelma
Vitalius masculus (Piza, 1939) -- see Tekoapora
Vitalius melloleitaoi (Bücherl, Timotheo & Lucas, 1971) -- see Crypsidromus
Vitalius nondescriptus (Mello-Leitão, 1926) -- see Crypsidromus
Vitalius roseus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) -- see Pterinopelma
Vitalius vulpinus Schmidt, 1998 -- see Nhandu
Vitalius wacketi (Mello-Leitão, 1923) -- see Tekoapora
In synonymy:
Vitalius cephalopheus (Piza, 1944) = Vitalius vellutinus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (Bertani, 2001: 302, contra Bücherl, 1947a: 257, sub Pamphobeteus roseus).
Vitalius cesteri (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (Bertani, 2001: 298).
Vitalius communis (Piza, 1939) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (Bertani, 2001: 299, contra Bücherl, 1947a: 257, sub Pamphobeteus sorocabae).
Vitalius cucullatus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (Bücherl, 1947a: 258, sub Pamphobeteus cesteri).
Vitalius exsul (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (Bücherl, 1947a: 258, sub Pamphobeteus, but see Bertani, 2001: 310).
Vitalius melanocephalus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Vitalius sorocabae (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (Bücherl, 1947a: 257, sub Pamphobeteus).
Vitalius mus (Piza, 1944) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (Bertani, 2001: 299, contra Bücherl, 1947a: 257, sub Pamphobeteus tetracanthus).
Vitalius piracicabensis (Piza, 1933) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (Bücherl, 1947a: 258, sub Pamphobeteus cesteri).
Vitalius sylviae (Sherwood, Gabriel & Brescovit, 2023, T from Nhandu) = Vitalius sorocabae (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (Bertani, 2023b: 110).
Vitalius urbanicola (Soares, 1941) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (Bücherl, 1947a: 258, sub Pamphobeteus cesteri).
Vitalius ypiranguensis (Soares, 1941) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (Bücherl, 1947a: 258, sub Pamphobeteus cesteri).
Nomina dubia:
Vitalius platyomma (Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 228, j, Brazil, originally in Pamphobeteus) -- Bertani, 2001: 309.
Vitalius rondoniensis (Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 230, f, Brazil, originally in Pamphobeteus) -- Bertani, 2001: 309.
Vitalius tetracanthus (Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 238, f, Brazil, originally in Pamphobeteus) -- Bertani, 2001: 309.
Vitalius australis Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023 | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058359]
Vitalius australis Galleti-Lima et al., 2023: 9, f. 10A-E (Dmf).
Vitalius buecherli Bertani, 2001 | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039199]
Pamphobeteus cesteri Schmidt, 1986: 59, f. 95 (m, misidentified).
Vitalius buecherli Bertani, 2001: 307, f. 22, 121-124, 187-188 (Dmf).
Vitalius buecherli Peters, 2003: 305, f. 1203, 1206-1207 (mf).
Vitalius buecherli Schmidt, 2003l: 193, f. 530-532 (mf).
Vitalius buecherli Peters, 2005b: 118, f. 370-375 (mf).
Vitalius chromatus (Schmidt, 2004) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002249]
Vitalius cristatus Baumgarten, 1998: 1, f. 1-3 (m; misidentified per Bertani, 2001: 285 and Schmidt, 2004b: 8).
Vitalius cristatus Peters, 2000b: 131, f. 383, 385 (m; misidentified according to Schmidt, 2004b: 8, figs. of Baumgarten, 1998: 1).
Vitalius cristatus Peters, 2003: 212, f. 855-856 (m; misidentified according to Schmidt, 2004b: 8, figs. of Baumgarten, 1998: 1).
Nhandu chromatus Schmidt, 2004b: 8, f. 1-3, 5 (Dmf).
Nhandu chromatus Peters, 2005b: 86, f. 275-280 (mf).
Vitalius chromatus Bertani, 2023b: 110 (T from Nhandu).
Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039200]
Pterinopelma dubium Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 188 (Dm).
Pamphobeteus cesteri Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 236 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002498].
Pamphobeteus cucullatus Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 237 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058353].
Pamphobeteus exsul Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 240 (Df; nomen dubium per Bertani, 2001: 310) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058354].
Pamphobeteus piracicabensis Piza, 1933a: 119 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058356].
Pamphobeteus communis Piza, 1939a: 6, f. 7-9 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058352].
Pamphobeteus urbanicolus Soares, 1941: 265, f. 6-7 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058357].
Pamphobeteus ypiranguensis Soares, 1941: 268, f. 8-12 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058358].
Pamphobeteus mus Piza, 1944: 274, pl. 2 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058355].
Pamphobeteus cesteri Bücherl, 1947a: 258 (S of Pamphobeteus cucullatus, P. exsul, P. piracicabensis, P. urbanicola and P. ypiranguensis).
Eurypelma dubium Bücherl, 1957: 393, f. 43-43a (m).
Pamphobeteus cesteri Bücherl, 1957: 402, f. 84 (m).
Pamphobeteus tetracanthus Bücherl, 1957: 403, f. 89-89a (m, misidentified).
Eurypelma dubium Schmidt, 1986: 50, f. 59-60 (m).
Pamphobeteus tetracanthus Schmidt, 1986: 59, f. 100-101 (m, misidentified).
Vitalius cesteri Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1993: 245 (T from Pamphobeteus).
Aphonopelma dubium Schmidt, 1993d: 78, f. 176-177 (m).
Vitalius tetracanthus Schmidt, 1993d: 100, f. 303-304 (m, misidentified).
Vitalius cesteri Schmidt, 1993d: 98, f. 306 (m).
Vitalius tetracanthus Schmidt, 1997g: 20, f. 226, 231 (m, misidentified).
Vitalius cesteri Schmidt, 1997g: 20, f. 228 (m).
Vitalius tetracanthus Schmidt, 1999f: 15, f. 37 (m, misidentified).
Vitalius tetracanthus Bertani, 2000: 30, f. 4 (m, misidentified).
Vitalius cesteri Peters, 2000b: 130, f. 379 (m).
Vitalius tetracanthus Peters, 2000b: 135, f. 403-404 (m).
Vitalius dubius Bertani, 2001: 298, f. 10-11, 23, 91-100, 182-183 (mf, removed from S of V. wacketi, contra Bücherl, Timotheo & Lucas, 1971: 129, sub Pterinopelma, S of Vitalius cesteri, V. communis and V. mus).
Vitalius dubius Peters, 2003: 306, f. 1209, 1213-1214 (mf).
Vitalius dubius Schmidt, 2003l: 193, f. 533-535 (mf).
Vitalius tetracanthus Schmidt, 2003l: 195, f. 551-552 (m [after Bücherl, 1957: 403, f. 89-89a], misidentified).
Vitalius dubius Peters, 2005b: 119, f. 376-381 (mf).
Vitalius lucasae Bertani, 2001 | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039202]
Vitalius lucasae Bertani, 2001: 308, f. 125-128 (Dmf).
Vitalius lucasae Schmidt, 2003l: 193, f. 539-541 (mf).
Vitalius lucasae Schmidt, 2007c: 100, f. 6 (f).
Vitalius paranaensis Bertani, 2001 | m f | Brazil, Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039203]
Vitalius paranaensis Bertani, 2001: 306, f. 117-120, 186 (Dmf).
Vitalius paranaensis Peters, 2003: 308, f. 1222, 1224-1225 (mf).
Vitalius paranaensis Schmidt, 2003l: 193, f. 542-544 (mf).
Vitalius restinga Bertani, 2023 | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059206]
Vitalius restinga Bertani, 2023a: 8, f. 24-41 (Dmf).
Vitalius sapiranga Bertani, 2023 | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059205]
Vitalius sapiranga Bertani, 2023a: 2, f. 1-19 (Dmf).
Vitalius sorocabae (Mello-Leitão, 1923) * | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002503]
Pamphobeteus sorocabae Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 233 (Df).
Pamphobeteus melanocephalus Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 234 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058351].
Pamphobeteus sorocabae Bücherl, 1947a: 257 (S of Pamphobeteus melanocephalus).
Pamphobeteus sorocabae Bücherl, 1957: 403, f. 88-88a (m).
Pamphobeteus sorocabae Schmidt, 1986: 59, f. 98-99 (m).
Vitalius sorocabae Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1993: 243, f. 1-3 (mf, T from Pamphobeteus).
Vitalius sorocabae Schmidt, 1993d: 100, f. 308-309 (m).
Vitalius sorocabae Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 59, f. 49-50 (mf).
Vitalius sorocabae Schmidt, 1997g: 20, f. 230, 232-233 (mf).
Vitalius sorocabae Bertani, 2000: 30, f. 33-34 (m).
Vitalius sorocabae Peters, 2000b: 134, f. 397-399 (mf).
Vitalius sorocabae Bertani, 2001: 292, f. 17, 74-82, 178 (mf).
Vitalius sorocabae Peters, 2003: 310, f. 1236-1239, 1241-1242 (mf).
Vitalius sorocabae Schmidt, 2003l: 140, f. 227, 229-230 (mf).
Nhandu sylviae Sherwood, Gabriel & Brescovit, 2023: 709, f. 1-8 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057451].
Vitalius sorocabae Bertani, 2023b: 110 (S of Nhandu sylviae).
Vitalius vellutinus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039204]
Pterinopelma vellutinum Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 186, f. 112-113 (Dm).
Pamphobeteus cephalopheus Piza, 1944: 273, pl. 1 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058350].
Pamphobeteus cephalopeus Brignoli, 1983c: 133, 139 (lapsus).
Vitalius vellutinus Bertani, 2001: 302, f. 101-111, 184 (mf, removed from S of V. wacketi, contra Bücherl, Timotheo & Lucas, 1971: 129, sub Pterinopelma, S of Pamphobeteus cephalopeus).
Vitalius vellutinus Peters, 2003: 311, f. 1243, 1246-1248 (mf).
Vitalius vellutinus Schmidt, 2003l: 195, f. 553-554 (mf).
Vitalius vellutinus Peters, 2005b: 121, f. 388-393 (mf).
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