Lampropelma

Lampropelma
Lampropelma carpenteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Lampropelma
Simon, 1892[1]
Type species
L. nigerrimum
Simon, 1892
Species

2, see text

Lampropelma is a genus of Indonesian tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[2] As of March 2020 it contains two species, found in Indonesia.

Diagnosis

They can be distinguished from Phormingochilus and Omothymus though to the apical swelling of the embolus, which then narrows to a point in the apex. Furthermore their distribution can be used as an identifying factor, as they are only found in Indonesia.[3]

Species

As of July 2022, this genus owns two species, both being found in Indonesia.[4]

In synonymy

Transferred to other genera

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gen. Lampropelma Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. ^ Simon, E (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  3. ^ Gabriel, Ray; Sherwood, Danniella (2019). "The revised taxonomic placement of some arboreal Ornithoctoninae Pocock, 1895 with description of a new species of Omothymus Thorell, 1891 (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2022-07-21.


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