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Pachistopelma

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Pachistopelma

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Pachistopelma is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. 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.

Species

GENUS

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

Pachistopelma, es un género de arañas migalomorfas de la familia Theraphosidae. Es originario de Sudamérica. Índice 1 Géneros 2 Véase 3 Referencias 4 Enlaces externos Géneros Según The World Spider Catalog 11.0:[1]​ Pachistopelma concolor Caporiacco, 1947 Pachistopelma rufonigrum Pocock, 1901 Véase Lista de especies de Theraphosidae Referencias ↑ The World Spider Catalog

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
Family
Theraphosidae
Collections
MNRJ
Recorded in
Brasil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Theraphosidae
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Pachistopelma rufonigrum female - ZooKeys-230-001-g008.png
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Commons category
Pachistopelma
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Pachistopelma
topic's main category
Category:Pachistopelma
endemic to
Brazil
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Pachistopelma is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. 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.

==See also== List of Theraphosidae species

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