''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and

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tarantulas first described by

Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...

in 1888.

Taxonomy

This genus was erected by

in 1888 with ''

Trichopelma illetabile ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with '' Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species ''Trichopelma nitidum' ...

'' and the type species ''

Trichopelma nitidum ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with '' Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species '' Trichopelma nitidum ...

''. A major review of mygalomorph spiders by Robert J. Raven in 1985 led to the genus being greatly enlarged, merging it with other genera ''Hapalopinus'', ''Leptofischelia'', ''Merothele'', ''Obaerarius'' and ''Stothis''. Raven placed this expanded genus in the family

Barychelidae Barychelidae, also known as brushed trapdoor spiders, is a spider family with about 300 species in 42 genera. Most spiders in this family build trapdoor burrows. For example, the long ''Sipalolasma'' builds its burrow in rotted wood, with a hinge ...

. In 1994, he proposed moving ''Trichopelma'' to the related family Theraphosidae, but without any new evidence, the move was not generally accepted. In 2014 José P. L. Guadanucci carried out a morphological phylogenetic analysis of some mygalomorph genera, including ''Trichopelma''. The study supported Raven's hypothesis, and the genus was moved to Theraphosidae as a member of a re-limited subfamily

Ischnocolinae The Ischnocolinae are a problematic subfamily of tarantulas (family Theraphosidae). In 1892, Eugène Simon based the group, which he noted was only weakly homogeneous, on the presence of divided tarsal scopulae. This feature was later considere ...

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Species

it contains 22 species: * ''

Trichopelma affine ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with '' Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species '' Trichopelma nitidum ...

'' (Simon, 1892) - St. Vincent * ''

Trichopelma banksia ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with '' Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species '' Trichopelma nitidum ...

'' Özdikmen & Demir, 2012 - Cuba * '' Trichopelma bimini'' Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Bahamas * ''

Trichopelma coenobita ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with '' Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species '' Trichopelma nitidum ...

'' (Simon, 1889) - Venezuela * ''

Trichopelma cubanum ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with '' Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species ''Trichopelma nitidum' ...

'' (Simon, 1903) - Cuba * ''

Trichopelma fulvum ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with '' Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species ''Trichopelma nitidum' ...

'' (Bryant, 1948) - Haiti * ''

Trichopelma gabrieli ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with '' Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species ''Trichopelma nitidum' ...

'' Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Dominican Republic * ''

Trichopelma goloboffi ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with '' Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species ''Trichopelma nitidum' ...

'' Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Cuba * ''

Trichopelma huffi ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with '' Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species ''Trichopelma nitidum' ...

'' Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Dominican Republic * ''

'' Simon, 1888 - Brazil * ''

Trichopelma insulanum ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with ''Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species ''Trichopelma nitidum'' ...

'' (Petrunkevitch, 1926) - St. Thomas * '' Trichopelma juventud'' Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Cuba * '' Trichopelma laselva'' Valerio, 1986 - Costa Rica * '' Trichopelma laurae'' Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Cuba * '' Trichopelma loui'' Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Jamaica * ''

Trichopelma maculatum ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with '' Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species '' Trichopelma nitidum ...

'' (Banks, 1906) - Bahama Is. * ''

'' Simon, 1888 (

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) - Hispaniola * ''

Trichopelma platnicki ''Trichopelma'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean Theraphosidae, tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888. Taxonomy This genus was erected by Eugène Simon in 1888 with ''Trichopelma illetabile'' and the type species ''Tricho ...

'' Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Jamaica * '' Trichopelma steini'' (Simon, 1889) - Venezuela * '' Trichopelma tostoi'' Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Dominican Republic * '' Trichopelma venadense'' (Valerio, 1986) - Costa Rica * '' Trichopelma zebra'' (Petrunkevitch, 1925) - Panama

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2709593 Theraphosidae Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Central America Spiders of South America Taxa named by Eugène Simon