Bistriopelma

Bistriopelma is a genus of spider, being a theraphosine theraphosid (tarantula). It has two species as of February 2016, both of which are found in Peru.[2]

Bistriopelma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Bistriopelma
Kaderka, 2015[1]
Species

See text.

Etymology

The generic name Bistriopelma comes from the Latin bi- meaning "two" and strio meaning "stripe". This refers to the dorsolateral urticating patches of which there are two, both of which have a stripe of thick hair.[2]

Characteristics

Bistriopelma has two distinctive patches of Type III urticating setae, which are located dorsolaterrally on the abdomen, each with a long stripe of thicker setae, which runs diagonally to the longitudal body axis. The female spermathecae are nearly parallel, and the male's embolus curves retrolaterally from the tegulum (base).[2]

Species

As of May 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

References
  1. "Gen. Bistriopelma Kaderka, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. Kaderka, R. (2015). "Bistriopelma, a new genus with two new species from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)". Revista Peruana de Biología. 22 (3): 275–288. doi:10.15381/rpb.v22i3.11432.


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