Ray Gabriel

Ray Gabriel, British arachnologist

• Arachnology Research Association, United Kingdom

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 65 taxon names authored by Ray Gabriel

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2008

• Pérez-Miles, F., Gabriel, R., Miglio, L., Bonaldo, A., Gallon, R., Jiménez, J.J. & Bertani, R. 2008. Ami, a new Theraphosid genus from Central and South America, with the description of six new species (Araneae: Mygalomorphae). Zootaxa 1915: 54–68. Abstract & excerpt.. Reference page. 

2009

• Gabriel, R. 2009. Notes on the taxonomic placement of Eurypelma borellii (Simon 1897), and Grammostola pulchripes Simon, 1892 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Exotiske Insekter 73: 7-13. Reference page. 
• Gabriel, R. 2009a. Notes on the taxonomic placement of Eurypelma guyanum Simon, 1892 and Eurypelma panamense Simon, 1891 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 24: 87-90. Reference page. 

2011

• Gabriel, R. 2011. A new species of Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 26(4): 157-166. Reference page. 
• Gabriel, R. 2011a. A new species of Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875 from Guyana (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 26(2): 76-80. Reference page. 
• Gabriel, R. & Longhorn, S.J. 2011. Redescriptions of the holotypes of Mygalarachnae [sic] Ausserer 1871 and Harpaxictis Simon (1892) (Araneae: Theraphosidae) with rebuttal of their synonymy with Sericopelma Ausserer 1875. Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 19: 157–165. Reference page. 

2012

• Gallon, R.C., Gabriel, R. & Tansley, G. 2012. A new Chaetopelma species from the eastern Mediterranean (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Ischnocolinae). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 27(4): 128–139. Reference page. 

2013

• Gabriel, R., Gallon, R.C. & Smith, A.M. 2013. The revised taxonomical status of some Poecilotheria species Simon 1885 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 28: 103–110. Reference page. 

2014

• Gabriel, R. 2014. A new genus and species of theraphosid spider from El Salvador (Araneae: Theraphosidae). British Tarantula Society Journal 29(3): 146-153. Reference page. 
• Paula, F. dos S., Gabriel, R., Indicatti, R.P., Brescovit, A.D. & Lucas, S.M. 2014. On the Brazilian Amazonian species of Acanthoscurria (Araneae: Theraphosidae) Zoologia (Curitiba) 31(1): 63-80. DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702014000100008 . Reference page. 

2015

• Gabriel, R. & Longhorn, S.J. 2015. Revised generic placement of Brachypelma embrithes (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) and Brachypelma angustum Valerio, 1980, with definition of the taxonomic features for identification of female Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875 (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Zookeys 526: 75–104. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.526.6315 Full article Reference page. 

2016

• 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. 

2017

• Gabriel, R. 2017. The revised taxonomical status of Cyclosternum bicolor (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945) (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 32(1): 10–12. Reference page. 

2018

• Turner, S.P., Longhorn, S.J., Hamilton, C.A., Gabriel, R., Pérez-Miles, F. & Vogler, A.P. 2018a1. Re-evaluating conservation priorities of New World tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) in a molecular framework indicates nonmonophyly of the genera, Aphonopelma and Brachypelma. Systematics and Biodiversity 16(1): 89-107. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2017.1346719. . Reference page. 

2019

• Gabriel, R. & Sherwood, D. 2019. The revised taxonomic placement of the three species of Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895 described by R. I. Pocock in 1903 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(1): 40-46. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2018.18.1.40. Reference page. .
• Gabriel, R. & Sherwood, D. 2019a. The revised taxonomic placement of some arboreal Ornithoctoninae Pocock, 1895 with description of a new species of Omothymus Thorell, 1891 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(2): 137-147. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2018.18.2.137. Reference page. 
• Gabriel, R. & Sherwood, D. 2019b. A new genus and species of theraphosid spider from Sarawak, Borneo (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 34(1): 19-34. Reference page. 
• Gabriel, R. & Sherwood, D. 2019c. Ontogenetic colour change in the Venezuelan theraphosine Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (Strand, 1907) (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Newsletter of the British Arachnological Society 146: 8-10. Reference page. 
• Longhorn, S.J. & Gabriel, R. 2019. Revised taxonomic status of some Mexican and Central American tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with transfers from Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901, and a new genus from the Pacific lowlands of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Arachnology 18(2): 101–120. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2018.18.2.101 Reference page. 
• Pérez-Miles, F., Gabriel, R. & Sherwood, D. 2019. Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 1925, senior synonym of Ami Perez-Miles, 2008 and Barropelma Chamberlin, 1940 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(2): 150-155. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2018.18.2.150. . Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D. & Gabriel, R. 2019. The first records of Holothele longipes (L. Koch, 1875) from Guyana and Panama (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(3): 280-283. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2019.18.3.280. . Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R. & Longhorn, S.J. 2019. A new synonymy in the genus Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae,Theraphosidae), with comments on potential homonymy. Bionomina 15: 69-73. DOI: 10.11646/bionomina.15.1.8. . Reference page. 

2020

• Gabriel, R. 2020. Revised taxonomic placement of some species in Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871 and Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(5): 409-429. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2020.18.5.409. . Reference page. 
• Gabriel, R. & Sherwood, D. 2020. Revised taxonomic placement of some Mesoamerican Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895, with description of three new species (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(4): 387–398. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2020.18.4.301. . Reference page. 
• Gabriel, R. & Sherwood, D. 2020a. Revised taxonomic placement of Pseudhapalopus Strand, 1907, with notes on some related taxa (Araneae: Theraphosidae. Arachnology 18(4): 301-316. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2020.18.4.301. . Reference page. 
• Gabriel, R., Sherwood, D. & Longhorn, S.J. 2020. The revised taxonomic placement of the genus Acentropelma Pocock, 1901 and restoration of the genus Pseudoschizopelma Smith, 1995 (Aranei: Theraphosidae). Arthropoda Selecta 29(4): 453–466. DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.29.4.07 Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D., Fabiano-da-Silva, W., Gabriel, R. & Lucas, S.M. 2020. Redescription of Nesipelma insulare Schmidt & Kovařík, 1996, with a revised generic diagnosis for Nesipelma Schmidt & Kovařík, 1996, and a transfer from Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(5): 462-467. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2020.18.5.462. . Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D. & Gabriel, R. 2020a. Complimentary morphological data for the theraphosid spider Sickius longibulbi Soares & Camargo, 1948 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnida – Rivista Aracnologica Italiana 26: 26-32. Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D. & Gabriel, R. 2020b. Lectotype designation for the selenocosmiine spider Chilobrachys tschankhoensis Schenkel, 1963 with notes on its taxonomic placement (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnida – Rivista Aracnologica Italiana 26: 33-38. Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D. & Gabriel, R. 2020c. Redescription of the enigmatic Costa Rican spider Aenigmarachne sinapophysis Schmidt, 2005 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(5): 440-443. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2020.18.5.440. . Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D.& Gabriel, R. 2020d. A new species of Umbyquyra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 from Goiás, Brazil (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(6): 619-622. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2020.18.6.619. . Reference page. 

2021

• Sherwood, D. & Gabriel, R. 2021. A new species of Spinosatibiapalpus Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 41:75-81. Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Brescovit, A.D. & Lucas, S.M. 2021. A new species of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 from Colombia and a transfer from Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(8): 838-843. . Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D., Ferretti, N.E., Gabriel, R. & West. R.C. 2021. Redescription of the theraphosine Hapalotremus albipes Simon, 1903 and description of four new species of Hapalotremus Simon, 1903 from Peru and Bolivia (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(9):965-989. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2021.18.9.965. . ResearchGate .Reference page. 

2022

• Gabriel, R. & Sherwood, D. 2022. Taxonomy, biogeography, and ecology of some theraphosid spiders of the Darién region with description of five new species (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 40: 5-18. Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D. & Gabriel, R. 2022. A new species and two new genera of theraphosine from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 19:247-256. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2022.19.sp1.247. . ResearchGate .Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D. & Gabriel, R. 2022b. Thrixopelma nadineae, a new theraphosine from Ecuador (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Taxonomy 2: 255-260. doi:10.3390/taxonomy2030020. . Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Brescovit, A.D. & Lucas, S.M. 2022. On the species of Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901 deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, with redescriptions of type material, the first record of P. grandis Bertani, Fukushima & Silva, 2008 from Peru, and the description of four new species. Arachnology 19(3): 650-674. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2022.19.3.650. . Reference page. 

2023

• Gabriel, R., Sherwood, D. & Pérez-Miles, F. 2023. Four new species and two new genera of theraphosid spider from Bolivia (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 19(6): 944-951. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2023.19.6.944. . Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D. & Gabriel, R. 2023. Cymbiapophysa seldeni, a new theraphosine species from Ecuador (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 19(5): 777-779. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2023.19.5.777. . Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R. & Brescovit, A.D. 2023. Nhandu sylviae sp. nov.: first record of the genus from Guyana (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 19(4): 708-712. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2023.19.4.708. . Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D., Ray Gabriel, Peñaherrera-Romero, P.J., León-Escalante, R.J., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Brescovit, A.D. & Lucas, S.M. 2023. Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901: redescriptions, new species and records, description of a missing sex, with taxonomic notes and changes in Megaphobema Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 19(6): 894-930. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2023.19.6.894. . Reference page. 
• Sherwood, D., Ray Gabriel, Peñaherrera-Romero, P.J., Brescovit, A.D. & Lucas, S.M. 2023f. On the tarantula genus Xenesthis Simon, 1891, with description of a new species from Venezuela (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Taxonomy 3: 509-527. DOI: 10.3390/taxonomy3040029. . Reference page. 

2024

• Sherwood, D. & Gabriel, R. 2024b. Two new species of Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994 from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae). ZooNova 31: 1-8. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10830561. . Reference page. 
• Peñaherrera-Romero, P.J., Ghia, T., Sherwood, D. & Gabriel, R. 2024. New insights on male palpal bulb morphology in Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020, with four new species from Ecuador (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 19(7): 1003-1017. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2024.19.7.1003. . Reference page.