Re-description of Trichopelma cubanum (Theraphosidae: Ischnocolinae) and comments about the familial placement of Trichopelma

Abstract :

A detailed re-description of the type specimen of Trichopelma cubanum (Simon, 1903) is presented. Comments and observations are made regarding morphological characters, such as the absence of teeth on the paired claws and the presence of  small teeth on the anterior edge of the booklung opening.  These characters, found in other species of  Trichopelma Simon, 1888 (represented in the Neotropical region by 16 species), suggest that the recent transfer of the genus to Theraphosidae may be unjustified, and that Trichopelma may indeed be more closely related to the Barychelidae
 


Keyword :

Barychelidae, Cuba, Neotropical region, Trichopelmatinae
 


Author(s) : Tamayo, D. R.
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Published Issue : 2017 Vol. 12 Number 1


2017 Vol. 12 Number 1