Brachypelma albiceps

Brachypelma albiceps

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: Brachypelma
Species: Brachypelma albiceps

Name

Brachypelma albiceps Pocock, 1903

Type locality: Mexico, Guerrero, Venta de Zopilote.

Holotype: BMNH. female ♀. BM1898.12.24.34-37. legit H.H. Smith.

Synonymy

• Brachypelmides ruhnaui Schmidt, 1997: 205
  • Type locality: Mexico, Estado de Mexico.
    • Holotype: SMF. male ♂. legit Mark Ruhnau. SMF39013.

References

Primary references

• Pocock, R.I. 1903. On some genera and species of South American Aviculariidae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (7)11: 81–115. BHL DOI: 10.1080/00222930308678729 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mendoza, J. & Francke, O. 2020. Systematic revision of Mexican threatened tarantulas Brachypelma (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae), with a description of a new genus, and implications on the conservation. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 188: 82–147. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz046 . Reference page. 
• Schmidt, G.E.W. 1997d. Eine zweite Brachypelmides-Art aus Mexiko: Brachypelmides ruhnaui n. sp. (Arachnida: Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae). Entomologische Zeitschrift, Frankfurt a.M. 107: 205-208. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Mexican Golden Red Rump Tararantula; Amula Red Rump.