Brachypelma klaasi

Brachypelma klaasi

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 klaasi

Name

Brachypelma klaasi (Schmidt & Krause, 1994)

Type locality: Mexico, env. Tepic, Nayarit.

Holotype: SMF. female ♀. II.1992. legit Peter Klaas. SMF 40599

Synonymy

• Brachypelmides klaasi Schmidt & Krause, 1994: 7 (original combination)
• Brachypelma klaasi (Schmidt & Krause): Smith, 1995: 169

References

Primary references

• Schmidt, G. & Krause, R.H. 1994. Eine neue Vogelspinnen-Spezies aus Mexico, Brachypelmides klaasi sp. n. (Araneida, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 29: 7–10. 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Mexican pink tarantula
español: Tarántula mexicana rosada
magyar: Mexikói rózsaszín madárpók

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