Lampropelma

Lampropelma is a genus of Indonesian tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[2] As of March 2020 it contains two species, found in Indonesia.

Lampropelma
Lampropelma carpenteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Lampropelma
Simon, 1892[1]
Type species
L. nigerrimum
Simon, 1892
Species

2, see text

Diagnosis

They can be distinguished from Phormingochilus and Omothymus though to the apical swelling of the embolus, which then narrows to a point in the apex. Furthermore their distribution can be used as an identifying factor, as they are only found in Indonesia.[3]

Species

As of July 2022, this genus owns two species, both being found in Indonesia.[4]

  • Lampropelma carpenteri (Smith & Jacobi, 2015) - Borneo, Indonesia
  • Lampropelma nigerrimum Simon, 1892 - Indonesia

In synonymy
  • Lampropelma kirki (Smith & Jacobi, 2015) = Lampropelma carpenteri

Transferred to other genera
  • Lampropelma nigerrimum arboricola Schmidt & Barensteiner, 2015 → Phormingochilus arboricola
  • Lampropelma violaceopes Abraham, 1924 → Omothymus violaceopes

See also

References
  1. "Gen. Lampropelma Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. Simon, E (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  3. Gabriel, Ray; Sherwood, Danniella (2019). "The revised taxonomic placement of some arboreal Ornithoctoninae Pocock, 1895 with description of a new species of Omothymus Thorell, 1891 (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  4. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2022-07-21.


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