title: Stichoplastoris
text: # Stichoplastoris
  
  Stichoplastoris is a genus of Central American tarantulas that was first described by J.-P. Rudloff in 1997.
  
  ## Species
  
  As of May 2020 it contains eight species, found in Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, and El Salvador:
  
  * Stichoplastoris angustatus (Kraus, 1955) – El Salvador
  * Stichoplastoris asterix (Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica
  * Stichoplastoris denticulatus (Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica
  * Stichoplastoris elusinus (Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica
  * Stichoplastoris longistylus (Kraus, 1955) – El Salvador
  * Stichoplastoris obelix (Valerio, 1980) (type) – Belize, Costa Rica
  * Stichoplastoris schusterae (Kraus, 1955) – El Salvador
  * Stichoplastoris stylipus (Valerio, 1982) – Costa Rica, Panama
  