Hapalotremus major
Appearance
Hapalotremus major | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Hapalotremus |
Species: | H. major
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Binomial name | |
Hapalotremus major (Chamberlin, 1916)[1]
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Hapalotremus major is a species of tarantula, in the subfamily Theraphosinae. It is native to Peru.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Ralph Vary Chamberlin originally described this species as Hemirrhagus major, but it was later transferred to Hapalotremus by Fernando Pérez-Miles & Arturo Locht.[1]
Characteristics
[edit]Hapalotremus major differs from all other species of Hapalotremus by a thinner and more curved embolus, and also its size, which is proportionately large (29 mm).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Taxon details Hapalotremus major (Chamberlin, 1916)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph Vary (1916). "Results of the Yale Peruvian Expedition of 1911. The Arachnida". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard. 60: 177–299. Hemirrhagus major. pp. 198–201.