Chaetopelma is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.[3] They are found in Africa including the countries of Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Sudan and Cameroon.
Diagnosis
They 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
As of July 2022 it contains seven species, found in Africa, Balkans, on Cyprus, and in Syria:[1]
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Chaetopelma altugkadirorum Gallon, Gabriel & Tansley, 2012 – Turkey, Syria
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Chaetopelma concolor (Simon, 1873) – Turkey, Syria, Egypt
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Chaetopelma karlamani Vollmer, 1997 – Cyprus
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Chaetopelma lymberakisi Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019 – Greece (Crete)
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Chaetopelma olivaceum (C. L. Koch, 1841) (type) – Cyprus, Turkey, Sudan, Egypt, Middle East
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Chaetopelma turkesi Topçu & Demircan, 2014 – Turkey
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Chaetopelma webborum Smith, 1990 – Cameroon
In synonymy:
Transferred to other genera
See also
References
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^ a b c "Gen. Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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^ 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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