Hapalotremus major is a species of tarantula, in the subfamily Theraphosinae. It is native to Peru.[1]
| Hapalotremus major | |
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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: | Hapalotremus |
| Species: | H. major
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| Binomial name | |
| Hapalotremus major (Chamberlin, 1916)[1]
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Taxonomy
editRalph Vary Chamberlin originally described this species as Hemirrhagus major, but it was later transferred to Hapalotremus by Fernando Pérez-Miles & Arturo Locht.[1]
Characteristics
editHapalotremus major differs from all other species of Hapalotremus by a thinner and more curved embolus, and also its size, which is proportionately large (29 mm).[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Taxon details Hapalotremus major (Chamberlin, 1916)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph Vary (1916). "Results of the Yale Peruvian Expedition of 1911. The Arachnida". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard. 60: 177–299. Hemirrhagus major. pp. 198–201.
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