Iridopelma

Iridopelma is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901.[2]

Iridopelma
Iridopelma vanini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Iridopelma
Pocock, 1901[1]
Type species
I. hirsutum
Pocock, 1901
Species

6, see text

Diagnosis

Males of this genus can be distinguished by the tibial spurs on leg 1 and 2, while females differ from most other genera by the anterior eye row, which is strongly curved forward. Avicularia and Typhochlaena both own the latter characteristics; however, Iridopelma can be distinguished from Avicularia by the spermatheca, which lacks a curvature, and from Typhochlaena by the spinnerets, which are finger-shaped.[3]

Species

As of March 2020 it contains six species, all found in Brazil:[1]

  • Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901 (type) – Brazil
  • Iridopelma katiae Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Iridopelma marcoi Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Iridopelma oliveirai Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Iridopelma vanini Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Iridopelma zorodes (Mello-Leitão, 1926) – Brazil

In synonymy

  • I. palmicola (Mello-Leitão, 1945) = Iridopelma hirsutum

Nomina dubia

  • Iridopelma leporina (C. L. Koch, 1841) - Brazil
  • Iridopelma plantaris (C. L. Koch, 1842) - Brazil

Transferred to other genera

See also

References


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