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Acanthopelma

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Acanthopelma is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1897. it contains two species, found in Central America and South America: A. beccarii and A. rufescens. This genus was established following the discovery of a specimen of A. rufescens, a single male collected in Guatemala.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyTheraphosidae
Observations recorded6

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
1
Family
Theraphosidae
Collections
UNM
Recorded in
Nicaragua

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Acanthopelma is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1897. it contains two species, found in Central America and South America: A. beccarii and A. rufescens. This genus was established following the discovery of a specimen of A. rufescens, a single male collected in Guatemala.

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