''Hapalotremus'' is a

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of South American

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in the Theraphosinae subfamily that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They have red or white Type III urticating (relatively long, thin) hairs, up to , with a fine point and barbs along at least half of the lower part. The tibial apophysis is branched twice (in males only), and there is a conspicuous subapical keel on the male's

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Species

it contains fourteen species, found in

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, and Bolivia: *'' Hapalotremus albipes'' Simon, 1903 ( type) – Bolivia *'' Hapalotremus apasanka'' Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021 –

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*'' Hapalotremus carabaya'' Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru *''

Hapalotremus chasqui ''Hapalotremus'' is a genus of South American Theraphosidae, tarantulas in the Theraphosinae subfamily that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They have red or white Type III urticating hair, urticating (relatively ...

'' Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 –

*'' Hapalotremus chespiritoi'' Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru *'' Hapalotremus hananqheswa'' Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021 – Peru *'' Hapalotremus kaderkai'' Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021 – Peru *'' Hapalotremus kuka'' Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Bolivia *'' Hapalotremus major'' (

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, 1916) – Peru *''

Hapalotremus marcapata ''Hapalotremus'' is a genus of South American tarantulas in the Theraphosinae subfamily that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They have red or white Type III urticating (relatively long, thin) hairs, up to , with a fine poin ...

'' Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru *'' Hapalotremus martinorum'' Cavallo & Ferretti, 2015 – Argentina *'' Hapalotremus perezmilesi'' Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru *'' Hapalotremus vilcanota'' Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru *'' Hapalotremus yuraqchanka'' Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021 – Bolivia

Species

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