Acanthopelma

Acanthopelma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Mygalomorphae
Family:Theraphosidae
Genus:Acanthopelma
F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897[1]
Species

A. beccarii Caporiacco, 1947
A. rufescens F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1897

Acanthopelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas).[1] It is the only genus in the Acanthopelminae subfamily. The genus has two species, Acanthopelma beccarii in Guyana and Acanthopelma rufescens in Central America.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Acanthopelma F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-05-20


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