Cosmopelma

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Cosmopelma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Cosmopelma
Simon, 1889[1]
Type species
C. decoratum
Simon, 1889
Species

Cosmopelma is a genus of South American brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889.[2] As of April 2019 it contains only two species, both found in Brazil.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Cosmopelma Simon, 1889". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1889), "Arachnides", Voyage de M