Brachionopus robustus

Robust lesser baboon spider
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Brachionopus
Species:
B. robustus
Binomial name
Brachionopus robustus
Pocock, 1897[1]

Brachionopus robustus, also known by its common name robust lesser baboon spider, is a species from the genus Brachionopus.[2] The species was originally described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. It is endemic to South Africa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Reginald Innes Pocock (1897). "On the spiders of the suborder Mygalomorphae from the Ethiopian Region, contained in the collection of the British Museumen". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1897: 724–774. ISSN 0370-2774. Wikidata Q108492197.
  2. ^ "Species Brachionopus robustus Pocock, 1897". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.