Chaetopelma is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.[3] They are found in Africa and Asia including the countries of Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece,Sudan

Chaetopelma
Chaetopelma gracile
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Chaetopelma
Ausserer, 1871[1]
Type species
C. olivaceum
(C. L. Koch, 1841)
Species

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Synonyms[1]
Cameroon, and now even Iran.[1]

Diagnosis

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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

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As of July 2022 it contains seven species, found in Africa, Balkans, on Cyprus, and in Syria:[1]

In synonymy:

Transferred to other genera

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gen. Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.