Chaetopelma Lymberakisi
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''Chaetopelma'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by
Anton Ausserer Anton Ausserer (5 July 184320 July 1889)Maurer, Ferdinand: ''Nachruf an Dr. Anton Ausserer.'' Programm des kk. acad. Gymnasiums in Grätz. Graz 1890 was an Austrian naturalist specialising in spiders.Bonnet, Pierre: Bibliographia aranearum, Les ...
in 1871. They are found in Africa including the countries of Turkey,
Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece,
Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
and Cameroon.


Diagnosis

They can be distinguished from the other tarantula genera, except from ''
Nesiergus ''Nesiergus'' is a genus of Seychelloise tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. it contains three species, found on the Seychelles: '' N. gardineri'', '' N. halophilus'', and '' N. insulanus''. See also * List of T ...
'', because the presence of clavate
trichobothria Trichobothria (singular trichobothrium) are elongate setae ("hairs") present in arachnids, various orders of insects, and myriapods that function in the detection of airborne vibrations and currents, and electrical charge. In 1883, Friedrich Dahl o ...
in two rows on the tarsi. Males have a tibial apophysis consisting of two branches, females having a long and slender spermatheca.


Species

it contains seven species, found in Africa, Balkans, on Cyprus, and in
Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
: *''
Chaetopelma altugkadirorum ''Chaetopelma altugkadirorum'' is a small, Old World tarantula. This species is found in the Eastern Mediterranean, in border area of Turkey and Syria. The species closely resembles '' Chaetopelma olivaceum'' a widespread species in the region. I ...
'' Gallon, Gabriel & Tansley, 2012Turkey,
Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
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Chaetopelma concolor ''Chaetopelma'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. They are found in Africa including the countries of Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Sudan and Cameroon. Diagnosis They can be distinguished from ...
'' ( Simon, 1873) – Turkey, Syria, Egypt *''
Chaetopelma karlamani ''Chaetopelma'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. They are found in Africa including the countries of Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Sudan and Cameroon. Diagnosis They can be distinguished from ...
'' Vollmer, 1997Cyprus *''
Chaetopelma lymberakisi ''Chaetopelma'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. They are found in Africa including the countries of Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Sudan and Cameroon. Diagnosis They can be dis ...
'' Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019Greece ( Crete) *''
Chaetopelma olivaceum ''Chaetopelma olivaceum'' is a species of mygalomorph spider, belonging to the tarantula family (Theraphosidae). It has many synonyms, including ''Ischnocolus jerusalemensis''. Common names used include black furry, black tarantula and Middle Ea ...
'' (C. L. Koch, 1841) (
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) – Cyprus, Turkey,
Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
, Egypt, Middle East *''
Chaetopelma turkesi ''Chaetopelma'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. They are found in Africa including the countries of Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Sudan and Cameroon. Diagnosis They can be distinguished from ...
'' Topçu & Demircan, 2014 – Turkey *''
Chaetopelma webborum ''Chaetopelma'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. They are found in Africa including the countries of Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Sudan and Cameroon. Diagnosis They can be distinguished from ...
'' Smith, 1990Cameroon In synonymy: *''C. aegyptiacum'' Ausserer, 1871 = ''
Chaetopelma olivaceum ''Chaetopelma olivaceum'' is a species of mygalomorph spider, belonging to the tarantula family (Theraphosidae). It has many synonyms, including ''Ischnocolus jerusalemensis''. Common names used include black furry, black tarantula and Middle Ea ...
'' *''C. anatolicum'' Schmidt & Smith, 1995 = ''
Chaetopelma olivaceum ''Chaetopelma olivaceum'' is a species of mygalomorph spider, belonging to the tarantula family (Theraphosidae). It has many synonyms, including ''Ischnocolus jerusalemensis''. Common names used include black furry, black tarantula and Middle Ea ...
'' *''C. gracile'' (Ausserer, 1871) = ''
Chaetopelma olivaceum ''Chaetopelma olivaceum'' is a species of mygalomorph spider, belonging to the tarantula family (Theraphosidae). It has many synonyms, including ''Ischnocolus jerusalemensis''. Common names used include black furry, black tarantula and Middle Ea ...
'' *''C. jerusalemensis'' (Smith, 1990) = ''
Chaetopelma olivaceum ''Chaetopelma olivaceum'' is a species of mygalomorph spider, belonging to the tarantula family (Theraphosidae). It has many synonyms, including ''Ischnocolus jerusalemensis''. Common names used include black furry, black tarantula and Middle Ea ...
'' *''C. shabati'' Hassan, 1950 = ''
Chaetopelma olivaceum ''Chaetopelma olivaceum'' is a species of mygalomorph spider, belonging to the tarantula family (Theraphosidae). It has many synonyms, including ''Ischnocolus jerusalemensis''. Common names used include black furry, black tarantula and Middle Ea ...
'' *''C. syriacum'' (Ausserer, 1871) = ''
Chaetopelma olivaceum ''Chaetopelma olivaceum'' is a species of mygalomorph spider, belonging to the tarantula family (Theraphosidae). It has many synonyms, including ''Ischnocolus jerusalemensis''. Common names used include black furry, black tarantula and Middle Ea ...
'' *''C. tetramerum'' (Simon, 1873) = ''
Chaetopelma olivaceum ''Chaetopelma olivaceum'' is a species of mygalomorph spider, belonging to the tarantula family (Theraphosidae). It has many synonyms, including ''Ischnocolus jerusalemensis''. Common names used include black furry, black tarantula and Middle Ea ...
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Transferred to other genera

* ''Chaetopelma adenense'' Simon, 1890 → ''
Ischnocolus jickelii ''Ischnocolus jickelii'' is a small, old-world tarantula. It is found in Aden, Djibouti, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Somalia. It was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, Ludwig Koch in 1875. In 1890, French Arachnology, arachn ...
'' * ''Chaetopelma gardineri'' Hirst, 1911 → ''
Nesiergus gardineri ''Nesiergus'' is a genus of Seychelloise tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. it contains three species, found on the Seychelles: '' N. gardineri'', '' N. halophilus'', and '' N. insulanus''. See also * List of Th ...
'' * ''Chaetopelma longipes'' L. Koch, 1875 → ''
Holothele longipes ''Holothele'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879. Originally placed with the curtain-web spiders, it was transferred to the tarantulas in 1980. Diagnosis They can be distinguished by the ...
'' * ''Chaetopelma olivaceum'' (Strand, 1907) → ''
Encyocratella olivacea ''Encyocratella'' is a monotypic genus of Tanzanian tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) containing the single species, ''Encyocratella olivacea'', also known as the Tanzanian black and olive baboon spider. It was first described by Embrik Strand i ...
'' * ''Chaetopelma strandi'' Schmidt, 1991 → ''
Encyocratella olivacea ''Encyocratella'' is a monotypic genus of Tanzanian tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) containing the single species, ''Encyocratella olivacea'', also known as the Tanzanian black and olive baboon spider. It was first described by Embrik Strand i ...
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See also

* List of Theraphosidae species


References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Taxa named by Anton Ausserer Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub