Brachypelma

Brachypelma smithi

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
Genus: Brachypelma
Species: B. albiceps – B. auratum – B. baumgarteni – B. boehmei – B. emilia – B. hamorii – B. klaasi – B. smithi

Since transferred to other genera: B. albopilosum – B. epicureanum – B. fossorium – B. kahlenbergi – B. sabulosum – B. schroederi – B. vagans – B. verdezi

Name

Brachypelma Simon, 1891

Type species: Mygale emilia Adam White, 1856

gender: neuter

Synonyms

• Brachypelmides Schmidt & Krause, 1994
  • Type species: Brachypelmides klaasi Schmidt & Krause, 1994

References

Primary references

• White, A. 1856. Description of Mygale Emilia, a spider from Panama, hitherto apparently unrecorded. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 24: 183–185, pl. XLIII. BHL Reference page.  [see page 185]
• Simon, E.L. 1891. Liste des Aviculariides qui habitent le Mexique et l'Amérique centrale. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 44: 327–339. BHL Reference page. 
• Schmidt, G. & Krause, R.H. 1994. Eine neue Vogelspinnen-Spezies aus Mexico, Brachypelmides klaasi sp. n. (Araneida, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 29: 7–10. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Tesmoingt, M., Cleton, F. & Verdez, J.M. 1997. Description de Brachypelma annitha n. sp. et de Brachypelma hamorii n. sp. mâles et femelles, nouvelles espèces proches de Brachypelma smithi (Cambridge, 1897) du Mexique. Arachnides 32: 8–20. Reference page. 

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