Bistriopelma is a genus of spider, being a theraphosine theraphosid (tarantula).[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Bistriopelma Kaderka, 2015 |
| Type species | |
| Bistriopelma lamasi Kaderka, 2015
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Etymology
editThe generic name Bistriopelma comes from the Latin bi- meaning "two" and strio meaning "stripe". This refers to the dorsolateral urticating patches of which there are two, both of which have a stripe of thick hair.[1]
Characteristics
editBistriopelma has two distinctive patches of Type III urticating setae, which are located dorsolaterally on the abdomen, each with a long stripe of thicker setae, which runs diagonally to the longitudinal body axis. The female spermathecae are nearly parallel, and the male's embolus curves retrolaterally from the tegulum (base).[1]
Species
editAs of May 2022[update] it contains six species, found in Peru:[2]
- Bistriopelma fabianae Quispe-Colca & Kaderka, 2020 – Peru
- Bistriopelma kiwicha Nicoletta, Chaparro, Mamani, Ochoa, West & Ferretti, 2020 – Peru
- Bistriopelma lamasi Kaderka, 2015 – Peru
- Bistriopelma matuskai Kaderka, 2015 – Peru
- Bistriopelma peyoi Nicoletta, Chaparro, Mamani, Ochoa, West & Ferretti, 2020 – Peru
- Bistriopelma titicaca Kaderka, 2017 – Peru
References
edit- ^ a b c Kaderka, R. (2015). "Bistriopelma, a new genus with two new species from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)". Revista Peruana de Biología. 22 (3): 275–288. doi:10.15381/rpb.v22i3.11432.
- ^ "Gen. Bistriopelma Kaderka, 2015". World Spider Catalog Version 23.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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