Metriopelma
Metriopelma is a monotypic genus of Mexican tarantulas containing the single species, Metriopelma breyeri. It was first described by L. Becker in 1878,[2] and original found by M. E. Dugès. This tarantula was named after Dr. Breyer, a old college of Becker. This Tarantula found in Mexico[1] in the state of Guanajuato.
| Metriopelma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Metriopelma Becker, 1878[1] |
| Species: | M. breyeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Metriopelma breyeri (Becker, 1878) | |
Metriopelma Breyeri
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. Abdomen oval, longer than the cephalothorax, dark brown, hairy. It has sturdy legs, covered with hair, with two small tarsal claws reddish and retractile.
See also
References
- "Gen. Metriopelma Becker, 1878". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- Becker, L. (1878). "Sur un nouveau genre d'Avicularidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 21: 256–257.
Becker, (1878) Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique, 77-80 (Online version)