Biology:Acentropelma
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Short description: Genus of spiders
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Acentropelma Pocock[1] |
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| Acentropelma spinulosum | |
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Acentropelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It was first described in 1901 by Pocock. (As of 2020), it contains 2 species.[1]
Description
Genus Acentropelma resembles genus Metriopelma, with the distinction of Scopula on the first leg and palp.[2]
List of Species
The following is a list of known species within the genus Acentropelma:[3]
- Acentropelma gutzkei (Reichling, 1997) - Belize
- Acentropelma spinulosum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) (type) - Guatemala
Etymology
The term Acentropelma comes from the Greek combining form "a-" meaning "not, without, or opposite to",[4][5] the Latin, "Centro-", meaning "Center".,[6] and the Greek "-Pelma" meaning "the underside or sole of the foot".[7][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Theraphosidae". Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/5556. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ↑ Gunther, Albert, C.L.G.; Carruthers, William; Francis, William. 1901. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany, and Geology Vol. VIII, Seventh Series. Pp. 554-555. Pub. Taylor and Francis.
- ↑ "Acentropelma". https://www.tarantupedia.com/theraphosinae/acentropelma.
- ↑ "A- | Origin and meaning of prefix a- by Online Etymology Dictionary". https://www.etymonline.com/word/a-.
- ↑ "A-". https://www.thefreedictionary.com/a-.
- ↑ "Centro Meaning | Best 2 Definitions of Centro". https://www.yourdictionary.com/centro.
- ↑ "Pelma". 14 October 2021. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pelma.
- ↑ "What does pelma mean?". https://www.definitions.net/definition/pelma.
Wikidata ☰ Q27448092 entry
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