Acentropelma

Acentropelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It was first described in 1901 by Pocock. As of 2017, it contains 4 species.[1]

Acentropelma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Acentropelma
Pocock[1]
Type species
Acentropelma spinulosum
Species
  • Acentropelma gutzkei (Reichling, 1997) - Belize
  • Acentropelma macropus (Ausserer, 1875) - Mexico
  • Acentropelma sorkini (Smith, 1995) - Mexico
  • Acentropelma spinulosum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897)
- Guatemala

Description

Genus Acentropelma resembles genus Metriopelma, with the distinction of scopula on the first leg and palp.[2]

List of Species

The following is a list of known species within the genus Acentropelma:[3]

  • A. macropus (Ausserer, 1875)
  • A. spinulosum (Type) (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897)
  • A. sorkini (Smith, 1995)
  • A. gutzkei (Reichling, 1997)

Etymology

The term Acentropelma comes from the Greek combining form "a-" meaning "not, without, or opposite to",[4][5] the Latin, "Centro-", meaning "Center".,[6] and the Greek "-Pelma" meaning "the underside or sole of the foot".[7][8]

References
  1. "Theraphosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  2. Gunther, Albert, C.L.G.; Carruthers, William; Francis, William. 1901. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany, and Geology Vol. VIII, Seventh Series. Pp. 554-555. Pub. Taylor and Francis.
  3. https://www.tarantupedia.com/theraphosinae/acentropelma
  4. https://www.etymonline.com/word/a-
  5. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/a-
  6. https://www.yourdictionary.com/centro
  7. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pelma
  8. https://www.definitions.net/definition/pelma


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