Aphonopelma anax

Aphonopelma anax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Theraphosoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Theraphosoidea

Familia: Theraphosidae
Subfamilia: Theraphosinae
Genus: Aphonopelma
Species: Aphonopelma anax

Name

Aphonopelma anax (Chamberlin, 1940)

Type locality:Kingsville, Kleberg Co., Texas, 27.515869 -97.856109, elev. 58ft.

Holotype: AMNH. male ♂.

Synonymy

• Dugesiella anax Chamberlin, 1940: 34 (original combination)
• Aphonopelma anax (Chamberlin): Smith, 1995: 71
• Aphonopelma breenei Smith, 1995: 78 (synonymized by Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016: 38) Common name Harlingen Brown.
  • Type locality: Harlingen, Cameron Co., Texas, 26.190631 -97.696103, elev. 40ft.
    • Holotype: AMNH. female ♀. XI.1939. legit Bryce Brown.

References

Additional references

• Hamilton, C.A., Hendrixson, B.E. & Bond, J.E. 2016. Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States. ZooKeys 560: 1–340. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.560.6264 Reference page. 
• Smith, A.M. 1995. Tarantula Spiders: Tarantulas of the U.S.A. and Mexico. Fitzgerald Publishing, London, 196 pp. ISBN 095109399-1. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Kingsville Bronze Brown