Chaetopelma is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.[3] They are found in Africa and Asia including the countries of Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece,Sudan
| Chaetopelma | |
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| Chaetopelma gracile | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. olivaceum (C. L. Koch, 1841)
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| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Cameroon, and now even Iran.[1]
Diagnosis
editThey can be distinguished from the other tarantula genera, except from Nesiergus, because the presence of clavate trichobothria in two rows on the tarsi. Males have a tibial apophysis consisting of two branches, females having a long and slender spermatheca.[4]
Species
editAs of July 2022[update] it contains seven species, found in Africa, Balkans, on Cyprus, and in Syria:[1]
- Chaetopelma altugkadirorum Gallon, Gabriel & Tansley, 2012 – Turkey, Syria
- Chaetopelma concolor (Simon, 1873) – Turkey, Syria, Egypt
- Chaetopelma karlamani Vollmer, 1997 – Cyprus
- Chaetopelma lymberakisi Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019 – Greece (Crete)
- Chaetopelma olivaceum (C. L. Koch, 1841) (type) – Cyprus, Turkey, Sudan , Egypt, Middle East
- Chaetopelma persianum Zalmani & West, 2023- northern Zagros Mountains, Iran
- Chaetopelma turkesi Topçu & Demircan, 2014 – Turkey
- Chaetopelma webborum Smith, 1990 – Cameroon
In synonymy:
- C. aegyptiacum Ausserer, 1871 = Chaetopelma olivaceum
- C. anatolicum Schmidt & Smith, 1995 = Chaetopelma olivaceum
- C. gracile (Ausserer, 1871) = Chaetopelma olivaceum
- C. jerusalemensis (Smith, 1990) = Chaetopelma olivaceum
- C. shabati Hassan, 1950 = Chaetopelma olivaceum
- C. syriacum (Ausserer, 1871) = Chaetopelma olivaceum
- C. tetramerum (Simon, 1873) = Chaetopelma olivaceum
Transferred to other genera
edit- Chaetopelma adenense Simon, 1890 → Ischnocolus jickelii
- Chaetopelma gardineri Hirst, 1911 → Nesiergus gardineri
- Chaetopelma longipes L. Koch, 1875 → Holothele longipes
- Chaetopelma olivaceum (Strand, 1907) → Encyocratella olivacea
- Chaetopelma strandi Schmidt, 1991 → Encyocratella olivacea
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Gen. Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ Guadanucci, J. P. L.; Gallon, R. C. (2008). "A revision of the spider genera Chaetopelma Ausserer 1871 and Nesiergus Simon 1903 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Ischnocolinae)". Zootaxa. 1753: 35. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1753.1.2.
- ^ Ausserer, A. (1871). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor)". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 21: 117–224.
- ^ Paulo, José; C. Gallon, Richard (2008). "A Revision Of The Spider Genera Chaetopelma Ausserer 1871 And Nesiergus Simon 1903 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Ischnocolinae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
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