Thrixopelma
Thrixopelma is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt in 1994.[2]
| Thrixopelma | |
|---|---|
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| Thrixopelma ockerti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994[1] |
| Type species | |
| T. ockerti Schmidt, 1994 | |
| Species | |
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7, see text | |
Species
As of July 2021 it contains seven species, found in South America:[1]
- Thrixopelma aymara (Chamberlin, 1916) – Peru
- Thrixopelma cyaneolum Schmidt, Friebolin & Friebolin, 2005 – Peru
- Thrixopelma lagunas Schmidt & Rudloff, 2010 – Peru
- Thrixopelma longicolli (Schmidt, 2003) – Ecuador, Peru
- Thrixopelma ockerti Schmidt, 1994 (type) – Peru
- Thrixopelma peruvianum (Schmidt, 2007) – Peru
- Thrixopelma pruriens Schmidt, 1998 – Chile
See also
References
- "Gen. Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- Schmidt, G. (1994). "Eine neue Vogelspinnenart aus Peru, Thrixopelma ockerti gen. et sp. n. (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)". Arachnologisches Magazin. 2 (2): 3–8.
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