Aphonopelma vorhiesi

Aphonopelma vorhiesi

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 vorhiesi

Name

Aphonopelma vorhiesi (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939)

Type locality: USA, Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona, 32.221743 -110.926479, elev. 2473ft.

Holotype: AMNH. male ♂. C.T. Vorhies.

Synonymy

• Delopelma vorhiesi Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939: 7
• Aphonopelma vorhiesi (Chamberlin & Ivie): Smith, 1995: 155
• Aphonopelma jungi Smith, 1995: 116 (synonymized by Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016: 315) Common name Rodeo Block
  • Type locality: USA, Arizona.
    • Holotype: BMNH. male ♂.
• Aphonopelma punzoi Smith, 1995: 131 (synonymized by Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016: 315). Common name Swift Trail Copper Head
  • Type locality: USA, Arizona, Swift Trail, which is five miles south of Stafford.
    • Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. legit A. Smith and Michael Sullivan

References

Primary references

• Chamberlin, R.V. & Ivie 1939a. New tarantulas from the southwestern states. Bulletin of the University of Utah 29(11): 1-17. 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: Tucson Bronze