Lampropelma
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| Lampropelma | |
|---|---|
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| Lampropelma carpenteri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Lampropelma Simon, 1892[1] |
| Type species | |
| L. nigerrimum Simon, 1892 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Lampropelma is a genus of Indonesian tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[2] As of March 2020[update] it contains two species, found in Indonesia.
