Aphonopelma phasmus

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 phasmus

Name

Aphonopelma phasmus Chamberlin, 1940

Type locality: USA, Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, 36.105315 -112.095201, elev. 2536ft.

Holotype: AMNH. male ♂. 26.VII.1934. legit Lutz.

Synonymy

• Aphonopelma (Delopelma) phasmus Chamberlin, 1940: 28 (original combination)

References

Primary references

• Chamberlin, R.V. 1940. New American tarantulas of the family Aviculariidae. Bulletin of the University of Utah 30(13): 1-39. 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Grand Canyon Black Spot