Thrixopelma
Genus of spiders
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Thrixopelma is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt in 1994.[2] They are medium to large tarantulas, usually being 35mm to 60mm in body length.[3]
| Thrixopelma | |
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| A juvenile female Thrixopelma ockerti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994[1] |
| Type species | |
| T. ockerti Schmidt, 1994 | |
| Species | |
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8, see text | |
Diagnosis
Males can be distinguished by the presence of two crests in the palpal bulb. Females can be distinguished by the spermathecae, which is made up of two separate hypersclerotized receptacles. This genus also own type 3 urticating hairs, or both type 3 and 4.[3]
Species
As of August 2022[update] it contains 8 species, found in South America:[1]
- Thrixopelma aymara (Chamberlin, 1916) – Peru
- Thrixopelma cyaneolum Schmidt, Friebolin & Friebolin, 2005 – Peru
- Thrixopelma lagunas Schmidt & Rudloff, 2010 – Peru
- Thrixopelma longicolli (Schmidt, 2003) – Ecuador, Peru
- Thrixopelma nadineae Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022 - Ecuador
- Thrixopelma ockerti Schmidt, 1994 (type) – Peru
- Thrixopelma peruvianum (Schmidt, 2007) – Peru
- Thrixopelma pruriens Schmidt, 1998 – Chile
