Hapalotremus Explained
Hapalotremus is a genus of South American tarantulas in the Theraphosinae subfamily that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903.[1] They have red or white Type III urticating (relatively long, thin) hairs, up to, with a fine point and barbs along at least half of the lower part. The tibial apophysis is branched twice (in males only),[2] and there is a conspicuous subapical keel on the male's embolus.[3]
Species
it contains fourteen species, found in Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia:[4]
- Hapalotremus albipes Simon, 1903 (type) – Bolivia
- Hapalotremus apasanka Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021 – Peru
- Hapalotremus carabaya Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru
- Hapalotremus chasqui Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Argentina
- Hapalotremus chespiritoi Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru
- Hapalotremus hananqheswa Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021 – Peru
- Hapalotremus kaderkai Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021 – Peru
- Hapalotremus kuka Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Bolivia
- Hapalotremus major (Chamberlin, 1916) – Peru
- Hapalotremus marcapata Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru
- Hapalotremus martinorum Cavallo & Ferretti, 2015 – Argentina
- Hapalotremus perezmilesi Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru
- Hapalotremus vilcanota Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru
- Hapalotremus yuraqchanka Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021 – Bolivia
See also
Further reading
Notes and References
- Book: Simon, E. 1903. Histoire naturelle des araignées. 1. Roret . Paris. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973. Eugène Simon.
- Cooke. John A.L.. Miller. Frederick H.. Roth. Vincent D.. 1972. The urticating hairs of theraphosid spiders. American Museum Novitates. 2498. amp. 2246/2705 .
- Cavallo. P.E.. Ferretti. N. E.. 2015. The first Hapalotremus Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Argentina: description and natural history of Hapalotremus martinorum sp. nov.. Journal of Natural History. 49. 15–16. 873–887. 10.1080/00222933.2014.953226. 2015JNatH..49..873C. 84282893. amp. 11336/10195. free.
- Gen. Hapalotremus Simon, 1903. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-04-17. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.