''Metriopelma'' is a
monotypic genus of Mexican
tarantulas containing the single species, ''Metriopelma breyeri''. It was first described by (1826–1909) in 1878,
and originally found by Eugenio Dugès (1834–1895). This tarantula was named after Albert Breyer (1812–1876), a fellow entomologist. It is native to
Mexico in the state of
Guanajuato
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.
Description
Its cephalothorax is brown, a little longer than it is round, with a comparatively narrow forehead. Its sternum is slightly cut on the sides, longer than it is wide, covered with hairs. The chelicerae are reddish, shiny, covered with thick hairs. The abdomen is oval, longer than the cephalothorax, dark brown and hairy. It has sturdy legs, covered with hair, with two small tarsal claws that are reddish and retractile.
See also
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List of Theraphosidae species
References
Monotypic Theraphosidae genera
Spiders of Mexico
Theraphosidae
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