Plesiopelma
Sign in to savePlesiopelma is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. Plesiopelma species are particularly abundant along mountainous ranges, frequently living under stones. Both males and females live in silk tubes under stones with aggregate spatial distribution. The walls of these tunnels are covered by waterproof silk, protecting them from floods. In addition, there is a uniform saturated microclimate inside the tunnel, which protects the spiders from dehydration.
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Vinony's link graph records 5 inbound references to Plesiopelma, and connects out to Theraphosidae, Brazil and Argentina.
It is catalogued under topics including Spiders of South America, Taxa named by Reginald Innes Pocock and Theraphosidae.
Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 23
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Collections
- MNRJ, USNM
- Recorded in
- Brasil, United States
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Plesiopelma is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. Plesiopelma species are particularly abundant along mountainous ranges, frequently living under stones. Both males and females live in silk tubes under stones with aggregate spatial distribution. The walls of these tunnels are covered by waterproof silk, protecting them from floods. In addition, there is a uniform saturated microclimate inside the tunnel, which protects the spiders from dehydration.
==Species== it contains eleven species, found in Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, and Argentina: Plesiopelma aspidosperma Ferretti & Barneche, 2013 – Argentina Plesiopelma gertschi (Caporiacco, 1955) – Venezuela Plesiopelma imperatrix Piza, 1976 – Brazil Plesiopelma insulare (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil Plesiopelma longisternale (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1942) – Argentina, Uruguay Plesiopelma minense (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil Plesiopelma myodes Pocock, 1901 (type) – Uruguay Plesiopelma paganoi Ferretti & Barneche, 2013 – Argentina Plesiopelma physopus (Mello-Leitão, 1926) – Brazil Plesiopelma rectimanum (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil Plesiopelma semiaurantiacum (Simon, 1897) – Paraguay, Uruguay
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