''Acentropelma'' is a genus of spiders in the family

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. It was first described in 1901 by Pocock. , it contains 4 species.

Description

Genus ''Acentropelma'' resembles genus ''Metriopelma'', with the distinction of ''

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'' on the first leg and

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List of Species

The following is a list of known species within the genus Acentropelma: *''A. macropus'' (Ausserer, 1875) *''A. spinulosum'' (Type) (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) *''A. sorkini'' (Smith, 1995) *''A. gutzkei'' (Reichling, 1997)

Etymology

The term ''Acentropelma'' comes from the Greek combining form "a-" meaning "not, without, or opposite to", the Latin, "Centro-", meaning "Center"., and the Greek "-Pelma" meaning "the underside or sole of the foot".

References

Theraphosidae Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Mexico Spiders of Central America {{Theraphosidae-stub