''Spinosatibiapalpus'' is a
genus
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of
tarantula
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...
s erected by Gabriel and Sherwood in 2020 for a newly discovered species and two other previously described species bearing a unique
palpal bulb
The two palpal bulbs – also known as palpal organs and genital bulbs – are the copulatory organs of a male spider. They are borne on the last segment of the pedipalps (the front "limbs" of a spider), giving the spider an appearance often descr ...
morphology.
The name is a reference to the spines found on the fourth section of the pedipalp in adult males.
This distinctive feature was also found in ''
Pseudhapalopus'' species, but because it is never mentioned in the original description of that genus,
Gabriel and Sherwood called into question the validity of ''Pseudohapalopus'', and moved all its species except ''P. aculeatus'', known only from a single male found in Bolivia in 1907.
It is impossible to place ''P. aculeatus'' because the
holotype
A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of s ...
was destroyed when the museum housing it was bombed during World War II, and it has been declared as
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 ...
.
Species
it contains 5 species:
* ''
Spinosatibiapalpus bora''
Sherwood & Gabriel, 2021 - Peru
* ''
Spinosatibiapalpus cambrai''
Gabriel & Sherwood, 2022 - Panama
* ''
Spinosatibiapalpus spinulopalpus''
(Schmidt & Weinmann, 1997) - Colombia
* ''
Spinosatibiapalpus tansleyi''
Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 - Trinidad
* ''
Spinosatibiapalpus trinitatis'' (Pocock, 1903) (
type
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) - Trinidad
See also
* ''
Pseudhapalopus''
* ''
Hapalopus
''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 ...
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List of Theraphosidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepted 1041 species in 156 genera:
A ''Acanthopelma''
'' Acanthopelma'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
* '' Acanthopelma beccarii ...
References
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Theraphosidae genera