Iridopelma
Iridopelma is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901.[2]
| Iridopelma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Iridopelma vanini | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Iridopelma Pocock, 1901[1] |
| Type species | |
| I. hirsutum Pocock, 1901 | |
| Species | |
|
6, see text | |
Species
As of March 2020 it contains six species, all found in Brazil:[1]
- Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901 (type) – Brazil
- Iridopelma katiae Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Iridopelma marcoi Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Iridopelma oliveirai Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Iridopelma vanini Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Iridopelma zorodes (Mello-Leitão, 1926) – Brazil
In synonymy:
- I. palmicola (Mello-Leitão, 1945) = Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901
See also
References
- "Gen. Iridopelma Pocock, 1901". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- Pocock, R. I. (1901). "LXIX.—Some new and old genera of S.-American Avicularidæ" (PDF). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7. 8 (7): 540–555. doi:10.1080/03745480109443359.
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