Vitalius

Vitalius is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas, P. I. da Silva Jr. & Rogério Bertani in 1993.

Diagnosis
They can be distinguished from other tarantulas by the lack of stridulating hairs on the prolateral side of coxa 1 and in the palpal bulb. By the absence of scopula on the side of femur 1, and metatarsus 1 closing between the male spur branches.

Species
it contains eleven species, found in Argentina and Brazil:
 * Vitalius australis Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023 – Brazil
 * Vitalius buecherli Bertani, 2001 – Brazil
 * Vitalius chromatus (Schmidt, 2004) – Brazil
 * Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil
 * Vitalius lucasae Bertani, 2001 – Brazil
 * Vitalius nondescriptus (Mello-Leitão, 1926) – Brazil
 * Vitalius paranaensis Bertani, 2001 – Brazil, Argentina
 * Vitalius restinga Bertani, 2023 – Brazil
 * Vitalius sapiranga Bertani, 2023 – Brazil
 * Vitalius sorocabae (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (type) – Brazil
 * Vitalius vellutinus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil
 * Vitalius wacketi – Brazil

In Synonymy

 * V. cephalopheus (Piza, 1944) = Vitalius vellutinus (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
 * V. cesteri (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
 * V. communis (Piza, 1939) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
 * V. cucullatus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
 * V. exsul (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
 * V. melanocephalus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Vitalius sorocabae (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
 * V. melloleitaoi = Vitalius nondescriptus (Mello-Leitão, 1926)
 * V. mus (Piza, 1944) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
 * V. piracicabensis (Piza, 1933) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
 * V. sylviae (Sherwood, Gabriel & Brescovit, 2023) = Vitalius sorocabae (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
 * V. urbanicola (Soares, 1941) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
 * V. ypiranguensis (Soares, 1941) = Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923)

Nomina dubia

 * V. platyomma (Mello-Leitão, 1923 - Brazil
 * V. rondoniensis (Mello-Leitão, 1923 - Brazil
 * V. tetracanthus (Mello-Leitão, 1923 - Brazil