Bistriopelma

Bistriopelma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Bistriopelma; , 2015
Species
	See text.

Bistriopelma is a genus of spider, being a theraphosine theraphosid (tarantula). It has two species as of February 2016, both of which are found in Peru.^[2]

Etymology[]

The generic name Bistriopelma comes from the Latin bi- meaning "two" and strio meaning "stripe". This refers to the dorsolateral urticating patches of which there are two, both of which have a stripe of thick hair.^[2]

Characteristics[]

Bistriopelma has two distinctive patches of Type III urticating setae, which are located dorsolaterrally on the abdomen, each with a long stripe of thicker setae, which runs diagonally to the longitudal body axis. The female spermathecae are nearly parallel, and the male's embolus curves retrolaterally from the tegulum (base).^[2]

Species[]

As of May 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:^[1]

Bistriopelma lamasi Kaderka, 2015 – Peru
Bistriopelma matuskai Kaderka, 2015 – Peru

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Gen. Bistriopelma Kaderka, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kaderka, R. (2015). "Bistriopelma, a new genus with two new species from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)". Revista Peruana de Biología. 22 (3): 275–288. doi:10.15381/rpb.v22i3.11432.

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[WSC_g5530-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Gen. Bistriopelma Kaderka, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved May 15, 2016.

[kaderka2015-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kaderka, R. (2015). "Bistriopelma, a new genus with two new species from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)". Revista Peruana de Biología. 22 (3): 275–288. doi:10.15381/rpb.v22i3.11432.

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