Davus ruficeps

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
Tribus: Hapalopini
Genus: Davus
Species: Davus ruficeps

Name

Davus ruficeps (Simon, 1891)

Type locality: Costa Rica, Getaz.

Holotype: MNHN. male ♂. NHMP AR4573.

Synonymy

• Hapalopus ruficeps Simon, 1891: 109 (original combination)
• Davus ruficeps (Simon): Gabriel, 2016: 69
• Metriopelma zebrata Banks, 1909: 195
  • Type locality: Rio Jesus Maria, Costa Rica.
    • Holotype: MCZ. male ♂. legit Biolley. MCZ 23583.
• Metriopelma morosus Banks, 1909: 196
  • Type locality: Rio Jesus Maria, Platanal, Costa Rica.
    • Holotype: MCZ. male ♂. legit Biolley and Tristan. MCZ 22214.

References

Additional references

• Estrada-Alvarez, J.C. 2014. New data from mygalomorph spiders (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) of Estado de Mexico, with taxonomic comments about the genus Davus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892. Dugesiana 21(1): 55–66. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Gabriel, R. 2016. Revised taxonomic placement of the species in the Central American genera Davus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892, Metriopelma Becker, 1878, and Schizopelma F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897, with comments on species in related genera (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 17(2): 61-92. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2006.17.2.61. Reference page.