Aphonopelma marxi

Aphonopelma marxi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Theraphosoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Theraphosoidea

Familia: Theraphosidae
Subfamilia: Theraphosinae
Tribe: Theraphosini
Genus: Aphonopelma
Species: Aphonopelma marxi

Name

Aphonopelma marxi (Simon, 1891)

Type locality: USA, Punta del Aqua, Torrance Co., New Mexico, 34.600061 -106.283907, elev. 6576ft

Neotype: NMNH. male ♂. legit Geo. Marx. (neotype Eurypelma marxi designated by Prentice 1997)

Synonymy

• Eurypelma marxi Simon, 1891: 324 (original combination)
• Aphonopelma marxi (Simon): Smith, 1995: 119
• Delopelma simulatum Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939: 8 (synonymized by Prentice, 1997: 147) Common name Fruita Chestnut.
  • Type locality: USA, Fruita, Wayne Co., Utah, 38.285536 -111.246836, elev. 5442ft.
    • Holotype: AMNH. male ♂. 14.VII.1931. legit Gertsch and Johnson.
• Aphonopelma behlei Chamberlin, 1940: 26 (synonymized by Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016: 206) Common name Grand Canyon Black
  • Type locality: USA, Grand Canyon Village, Coconino Co., Arizona, 36.054444 -112.140111, elev. 6882ft.
    • Holotype: AMNH. male ♂. 15.IX.1939. legit W.H. Behle.
• Aphonopelma vogeli Smith, 1995: 154 (synonymized by Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016: 206) Common name Aztec Orange Rump
  • Type locality: USA, Aztec, San Juan Co., New Mexico, 36.822226 -107.992846, elev. 5657ft.
    • Holotype: OSUS. male ♂. 20.X.1982. legit W.A. Drew.

References

Primary references

• Simon, E.L. 1891a. Liste des espéces de la famille des Aviculariidae qui habitent le Mexique et l'Amérique du Nord. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 44: 307-339. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hamilton, C.A., Hendrixson, B.E. & Bond, J.E. 2016. Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States. ZooKeys 560: 1–340. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.560.6264 Reference page. 
• Smith, A.M. 1995. Tarantula Spiders: Tarantulas of the U.S.A. and Mexico. Fitzgerald Publishing, London, 196 pp. ISBN 095109399-1. Reference page.