Aphonopelma iodius

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 iodius

Name

Aphonopelma iodius (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939)

Type locality: USA, 2 miles W of Castle Cliffs, Washington Co., Utah, 37.072028 -113.919773, elev. 3663ft

Holotype: AMNH. male ♂. 27.XI.1936.

Synonymy

Delopelma iodius Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939: 7
Aphonopelma iodium (Chamberlin & Ivie): Smith, 1995: 115
Aphonopelma iviei Smith, 1995: 115 (synonymized by Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016: 150) Common name Death Valley Mushroom.
- Type locality: USA, California.
  - Holotype: BMNH. male ♂.
Aphonopelma lithodomum Chamberlin, 1940 (synonymized by Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016: 150) Common name Arizona House Rock Brown.
- Type locality: USA, Arizona, House Rock
  - Holotype: AMNH. male ♂. IX.1939.
Aphonopelma nevadanum Chamberlin, 1940: 12 (synonymized by Prentice, 1997: 162). Common name Nevada Golden Brown
- Type locality: USA, Nevada, Searchlight.
  - Holotype: AMNH. male ♂. 02.XII.1930. legit Geo. Carter.
Delopelma melanius Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939: 5 (synonymized by Prentice, 1997: 162). Common name Salt Lake County Brown.
- Type locality: USA, Utah
  - Holotype: AMNH. male ♂. IX.1939. legit Chamberlin & Ivie
Aphonopelma angusi Chamberlin, 1940: 21 (synonymized by Prentice, 1997: 162). Common name Utah Grey Rump.
- Type locality: USA, Utah
  - Holotype: AMNH. male ♂.
Aphonopelma brunnius Chamberlin, 1940: 11 (synonymized by Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016: 150). Common name Stanford University Brown
- Type locality: USA, California
  - Holotype: AMNH. male ♂.
Aphonopelma zionis Chamberlin, 1940: 24
- Type locality: USA, Utah
  - Holotype: AMNH. male ♂. 16.VIII.1925. legit A. M. Woodbury.
Aphonopelma chamberlini Smith, 1995: 86 (synonymized by Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016: 150) Common name Paso Robles Rusty Red
- Type locality: USA, California
  - Holotype: BMNH. female ♀.
Aphonopelma smithi Smith, 1995: 145 (synonymized by Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016: 150). Common name Gabels Tan
- Type locality: USA, California, 20 kilometers west of Patterson.
  - Holotype: BMNH. male ♂.

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: Washington County Rust