Thrixopelma Explained

Thrixopelma is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt in 1994.^[1] They are medium to large tarantulas, usually being 35mm to 60mm in body length.^[2]

Diagnosis

Males can be distinguished by the presence of two crests in the palpal bulb. Females can be distinguished by the spermathecae, which is made up of two separate hypersclerotized receptacles. This genus also own type 3 urticating hairs, or both type 3 and 4.

Species

it contains 8 species, found in South America:^[3]

• 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 nadineae Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022 - Ecuador
• Thrixopelma ockerti Schmidt, 1994 (type) – Peru
• Thrixopelma peruvianum (Schmidt, 2007) – Peru
• Thrixopelma pruriens Schmidt, 1998 – Chile

See also

• List of Theraphosidae species

Notes and References

1. Schmidt. G.. 1994. Eine neue Vogelspinnenart aus Peru, Thrixopelma ockerti gen. et sp. n. (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae). Arachnologisches Magazin. 3–8. 2. 2. Günter Schmidt (arachnologist).
2. Sherwood . Danniella . Gabriel . Ray . Kaderka . Radan . Lucas . Sylvia M. . Brescovit . Antonio D. . 2021 . Stabilizing a chaotic taxonomy: redescription and redefinition of the genera Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997 and Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) . August 7, 2022 . Arachnology . 18 . 8 . 10.13156/arac.2021.18.8.893.
3. Gen. Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-06-08. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.