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Metriopelma






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Metriopelma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Metriopelma
Becker, 1878[1]
Species:
M. breyeri
Binomial name
Metriopelma breyeri

(Becker, 1878)

Metriopelma is a monotypic genus of Mexican tarantulas currently containing the single species, Metriopelma breyeri. It was first described by Léon Becker [fr] (1826–1909) in 1878,[2] and originally found by Eugenio Dugès (1834–1895). This tarantula was named after Albert Breyer (1812–1876), a fellow entomologist. It is native to Mexico[1] in the state of Guanajuato.

Description

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Its cephalothorax is brown, a little longer than it is round, with a comparatively narrow forehead. Its sternum is slightly cut on the sides, longer than it is wide, covered with hairs. The chelicerae are reddish, shiny, covered with thick hairs. The abdomen is oval, longer than the cephalothorax, dark brown and hairy. It has sturdy legs, covered with hair, with two small tarsal claws that are reddish and retractile. [3]

Former species

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This genus previously included:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Metriopelma Becker, 1878". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  • ^ Becker, L. (1878). "Sur un nouveau genre d'Avicularidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 21: 256–257.
  • ^ Société entomologique de Belgique.; Belgique, Société entomologique de (1878). Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique. Vol. 21. Bruxelles: Société entomologique de Belgique.
  • ^ a b c d e Gabriel, Ray. "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)". BioOne.org. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  • ^ a b Cambrage, Pickard-. "Gen. Davus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892". World Spider Catalogue. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  • ^ "Cyclosternum ledezmae (Vol, 2001)". World Spider Catalogue. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

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