Plesiopelma

Plesiopelma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Mygalomorphae
Family:Theraphosidae
Genus:Plesiopelma
Pocock[1]
Type species
Plesiopelma myodes
Species

11, see text

Plesiopelma is a genus of spiders in the Theraphosidae family. It was first described in 1901 by Pocock. As of 2017, it contains 11 South American species.[1]

Species

Plesiopelma comprises the following species:[1]

  • Plesiopelma aspidosperma Ferretti & Barneche, 2013
  • Plesiopelma gertschi (Caporiacco, 1955)
  • Plesiopelma imperatrix Piza, 1976
  • Plesiopelma insulare (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
  • Plesiopelma longisternale (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1942)
  • Plesiopelma minense (Mello-Leitão, 1943)
  • Plesiopelma myodes Pocock, 1901
  • Plesiopelma paganoi Ferretti & Barneche, 2013
  • Plesiopelma physopus (Mello-Leitão, 1926)
  • Plesiopelma rectimanum (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
  • Plesiopelma semiaurantiacum (Simon, 1897)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Theraphosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.


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