Metriopelma

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Metriopelma

Genus of spiders

Metriopelma is a monotypic genus of Mexican tarantulas containing the single species, Metriopelma breyeri. It was first described by Léon Becker [fr] (1826–1909) in 1878,[2] and originally found by Eugenio Dugès (1834–1895). This tarantula was named after Albert Breyer (1812–1876), a fellow entomologist. It is native to Mexico[1] in the state of Guanajuato.

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Description

Its cephalothorax is brown, a little longer than it is round, with a comparatively narrow forehead. Its sternum is slightly cut on the sides, longer than it is wide, covered with hairs. The chelicerae are reddish, shiny, covered with thick hairs. The abdomen is oval, longer than the cephalothorax, dark brown and hairy. It has sturdy legs, covered with hair, with two small tarsal claws that are reddish and retractile. [3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Gen. Metriopelma Becker, 1878". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. [2]
    Becker, L. (1878). "Sur un nouveau genre d'Avicularidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 21: 256–257.
  3. [3]
    Société entomologique de Belgique.; Belgique, Société entomologique de (1878). Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique. Vol. 21. Bruxelles: Société entomologique de Belgique.


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