Pachistopelma: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Genus
- Pachistopelma
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Pachistopelma
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pachistopelma
Pachistopelma is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. As of May 2020 it contains two species, found in Brazil: P. bromelicola and P. rufonigrum. They have a straight front eye row and males have a spinose spur on the first tibia. Females have two spermathecae lacking lobes or constrictions that have a slight curvature in the middle.
...Pachistopelma in languages:
- English
- Bromelia Tarantulas
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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