''Hapalopus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by

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in 1875.

Diagnosis

They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial apophysis with convergent branches and a spermatheca having a membrane like base. They also lack

stridulatory Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts. This behavior is mostly associated with insects, but other animals are known to do this as well, such as a number of species of fish, snakes and spiders. The mech ...

hairs and they own numerous labial cuspules.

Species

it contains nine species, found in South America and Panama: *''

Hapalopus aymara ''Hapalopus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Diagnosis They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial apophysis with convergent branches and a spermatheca having a membrane like base. The ...

'' Perdomo, Panzera & Pérez-Miles, 2009 –

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, Brazil *''

Hapalopus butantan ''Hapalopus'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Diagnosis They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial Apophysis (spider), apophysis with convergent branches and a spermathec ...

'' (Pérez-Miles, 1998) – Brazil *''

Hapalopus coloratus ''Hapalopus coloratus'' is a species of tarantula found in 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 A ...

'' (Valerio, 1982) – Panama *''

Hapalopus formosus ''Hapalopus formosus,'' also referred to as ''Hapalopus sp. Colombia'' or pumpkin patch tarantula, is a tarantula, first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. It is found in Colombia. Description Males of this species live from 3 to 4 years, wh ...

'' Ausserer, 1875 (

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Hapalopus gasci ''Hapalopus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Diagnosis They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial apophysis with convergent branches and a spermatheca having a membrane like base. The ...

'' (Maréchal, 1996) – French Guiana *''

Hapalopus lesleyae ''Hapalopus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Diagnosis They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial apophysis with convergent branches and a spermatheca having a membrane like base. The ...

'' Gabriel, 2011 –

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Hapalopus nigriventris ''Hapalopus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Diagnosis They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial apophysis with convergent branches and a spermatheca having a membrane like base. The ...

'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1939) – Venezuela *''

Hapalopus serrapelada ''Hapalopus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Diagnosis They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial apophysis with convergent branches and a spermatheca having a membrane like base. The ...

'' Fonseca-Ferreira, Zampaulo & Guadanucci, 2017 – Brazil *''

Hapalopus triseriatus ''Hapalopus'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Diagnosis They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial Apophysis (spider), apophysis with convergent branches and a spermathec ...

Caporiacco Ludovico di Caporiacco (22 January 1900, in Udine – 18 July 1951, in Parma) was an Italian arachnologist. Caporiacco took part in an expedition to the Jebel Uweinat, a mountain massif in the boundary region of Sudan, Libya, and Egypt. On t ...

, 1955 – Venezuela *''

Hapalopus variegatus ''Hapalopus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Diagnosis They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial apophysis with convergent branches and a spermatheca having a membrane like base. The ...

'' (Caporiacco, 1955) – Venezuela

In synonymy

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

Nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

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

Transferred to other genera

* ''Hapalopus aldana'' (West, 2000) → ''

Magnacarina aldana ''Magnacarina'' is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae 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 us ...

'' * ''Hapalopus flavohirtus'' Simon, 1889 → ''

Catanduba flavohirta ''Catanduba'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by F. U. Yamamoto, S. M. Lucas & Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2012. Species it contains seven species, all found in Brazil: *'' Catanduba araguaia'' Yamamoto, Lucas ...

'' * ''Hapalopus guianensis'' Caporiacco, 1954 → ''

Neostenotarsus guianensis ''Neostenotarsus'' is a genus of theraphosid spider, in the Theraphosinae subfamily. It is native to French Guiana. It is monotypic, the only species being ''Neostenotarsus scissistylus''.Neoholothele incei ''Neoholothele incei'' is a species of tarantula from Trinidad and Venezuela, commonly called the Trinidad olive tarantula. When mature, the species has a leg-span exceeding . As often the case with tarantulas, the females live longer than males, ...

'' * ''Hapalopus nondescriptus'' Mello-Leitão, 1926 → ''

Vitalius nondescriptus ''Vitalius'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by S. Lucas, P. I. da Silva Jr. & Rogério Bertani in 1993. Diagnosis They can be distinguished from other tarantulas by the lack of stridulating hairs on the prolater ...

'' * ''Hapalopus pentaloris'' (Simon, 1888) → ''

Davus pentaloris ''Davus pentaloris'' is a species of New World tarantula (family Theraphosidae) native to Mexico and Guatemala. ''Davus'' was at one time considered to be a synonym of ''Cyclosternum'', and its species were placed in that genus, but this is no lo ...

'' * ''Hapalopus pictus'' Pocock, 1903 → ''

Anqasha picta ''Anqasha'' is a monotypic genus of Peruvian tarantulas, containing one species, ''Anqasha picta'', first described by Danniella Sherwood and Ray Gabriel in 2022. The type species was initially described under the name ''Hapalopus pictus'' in 1 ...

'' * ''Hapalopus rectimanus'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 → '' Plesiopelma rectimanum'' * ''Hapalopus semiaurantiacus'' (Simon, 1897) → '' Plesiopelma semiaurantiacum'' * ''Hapalopus tripepii'' (Dresco, 1984) → '' Nhandu tripepii'' * ''Hapalopus versicolor'' (Simon, 1897) → '' Cyriocosmus versicolor''

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