''Hapalopus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...

that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875.

Diagnosis

They own a ring like keel on the

palpal bulb The two palpal bulbs – also known as palpal organs and genital bulbs – are the copulatory organs of a male spider. They are borne on the last segment of the pedipalps (the front "limbs" of a spider), giving the spider an appearance often desc ...

, the tibial apophysis with convergent branches and a

spermatheca The spermatheca (pronounced plural: spermathecae ), also called receptaculum seminis (plural: receptacula seminis), is an organ of the female reproductive tract in insects, e.g. ants, bees, some molluscs, oligochaeta worms and certain other in ...

having a membrane like base. They also lack stridulatory hairs and they own numerous labial cuspules.

Species

it contains nine species, found in South America and

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

: *'' Hapalopus aymara'' Perdomo, Panzera & Pérez-Miles, 2009 – Bolivia,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

*'' Hapalopus butantan'' (Pérez-Miles, 1998) – Brazil *'' Hapalopus coloratus'' (Valerio, 1982) –

*'' Hapalopus formosus'' Ausserer, 1875 ( type) – Colombia *'' Hapalopus gasci'' (Maréchal, 1996) – French Guiana *'' Hapalopus lesleyae'' Gabriel, 2011 – Guyana *'' Hapalopus nigriventris'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1939) –

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

*'' Hapalopus serrapelada'' Fonseca-Ferreira, Zampaulo & Guadanucci, 2017 – Brazil *'' Hapalopus triseriatus'' Caporiacco, 1955 – Venezuela *'' Hapalopus variegatus'' (Caporiacco, 1955) – Venezuela

In synonymy

*''H. magdalena'' (Karsch, 1879) = ''Hapalopus formosus'' Ausserer, 1875

Nomen dubium

* ''Hapalopus limensis'' Vellard, 1954 – (Though the description by Vellard wasn't published)

Transferred to other genera

* ''Hapalopus aldana'' (West, 2000) → '' Magnacarina aldana'' * ''Hapalopus flavohirtus'' Simon, 1889 → '' Catanduba flavohirta'' * ''Hapalopus guianensis'' Caporiacco, 1954 → '' Neostenotarsus guianensis'' * ''Hapalopus incei'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 → '' Neoholothele incei'' * ''Hapalopus nondescriptus'' Mello-Leitão, 1926 → '' Vitalius nondescriptus'' * ''Hapalopus pentaloris'' (Simon, 1888) → '' Davus pentaloris'' * ''Hapalopus pictus'' Pocock, 1903 → '' Anqasha picta'' * ''Hapalopus rectimanus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 → ''

Plesiopelma rectimanum ''Plesiopelma'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. ''Plesiopelma'' species are particularly abundant along mountainous ranges, frequently living under stones. Both males and females l ...

'' * ''Hapalopus semiaurantiacus'' (Simon, 1897) → ''

Plesiopelma semiaurantiacum ''Plesiopelma'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. ''Plesiopelma'' species are particularly abundant along mountainous ranges, frequently living under stones. Both males and females l ...

'' * ''Hapalopus tripepii'' (Dresco, 1984) → ''

Nhandu tripepii ''Nhandu tripepii'' is a spider species, and is a theraphosine theraphosid. It is native to Brazil.Cyriocosmus versicolor''

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of South America Taxa named by Anton Ausserer Theraphosidae Hapalopus {{Theraphosidae-stub