Acanthopelma is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1897.[2] As of December 2019 it contains two species, found in Central America and South America: A. beccarii and A. rufescens.[1] This genus was established following the discovery of a specimen of A. rufescens, a single male collected in Guatemala.[3]
References
- ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). “Gen. Acanthopelma F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897”. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. (1897), “Arachnida – Araneida and Opiliones”, Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology
- ^ Reichling, Steven B. “A diminutive new species of Acanthopelma from Belize (Araneae: Theraphosidae)” (PDF). britishspiders.org.uk.