Aphonopelma moderatum

Aphonopelma moderatum

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 moderatum

Name

Aphonopelma moderatum (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939)

Type locality: USA, Texas.

Holotype: AMNH. male ♂. 01.V.1937. legit S. Mulaik.

Synonymy

• Delopelma moderatum Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939: 9
• Aphonopelma moderatum (Chamberlin & Ivie): Smith, 1995: 122
• Aphonopelma heterops Chamberlin, 1940: 29 (synonymized by Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016: 220). Common name Edinburg Black Spot.
  • Type locality: USA, Texas.
    • Holotype: AMNH. female ♀

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

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