Table 2.

Avicularia avicularia morphotypes: characteristics and geographical distribution.

	Morpho 1 (Fig. 36)	Morpho 2 (Fig. 38)	Morpho 3 (Fig. 39)	Morpho 4 (Fig. 40)	Morpho 5 (Fig. 41)	Morpho 6 (Figs 42–46)	Morpho 7 (Figs 47–49)
Occurrence area (Fig. 51)	Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago	Brazil: states of Pará, Maranhão and Mato Grosso	Venezuela	Peru: department of Madre de Dios.	Bolivia: departments of Santa Cruz, La Paz and Beni.	Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago	Brazil: states of Pará and Amapá.
Overall aspect	brownish	brownish	brownish	brown reddish	greyish	greyish	light brownish
Legs and palps guard-setae	discrete grizzled or not grizzled	discrete grizzled or not grizzled	discrete grizzled or not grizzled	not grizzled	discrete grizzled or not grizzled	very grizzled	very grizzled
Legs and palps short body setae	brown with very intense green sheen	brown with discrete golden sheen	brown with golden sheen	brown with green and pink sheen	brown with very intense green sheen	brown with very intense green sheen	brown with discrete golden sheen
Leg rings	whitish	whitish	whitish	whitish	pale yellowish	whitish	whitish
Females: abdomen, guard-setae, color	reddish with pink sheen	reddish brown	reddish brown	reddish brown	reddish	brown, gradually lightening from base to tip	orange brownish, with whitish tip
Females: posterior legs, guard-setae color	vivid red	vivid red	reddish	vivid red	greyish	greyish	vivid orange
Males: abdomen, guard-setae, color	dark brownish	dark brownish	dark brownish	dark brownish	dark brownish	dark brownish, some with whitish tip	dark brownish, some with whitish tip