Nesipelma is a genus of tarantulas containing the two species, Nesipelma insulare and Nesipelma medium . It was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt & F. Kovařík in 1996,[2] and is found in Nevis and on the Lesser Antilles.[1]

Nesipelma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Nesipelma
Schmidt & Kovařík, 1996[1]
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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Nesipelma Schmidt & Kovařík, 1996". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  2. ^ Schmidt, G.; Kovařík, F. (1996). "Nesipelma insulare gen. and sp. n. from the Nevis Island, Lesser Antilles (Arachnida; Araneida: Theraphosidae)". Arachnologisches Magazin. 4 (6): 1–9.