Agnostopelma: a new genus of tarantula without a scopula on leg IV (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)
2010/03/17 by Fernando Pérez‐Miles, Dirk Weinmann · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Anatomy #Biology #Entomological Studies and Ecology #Genus #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies #Taxonomy (biology) #Type species #Zoology
paper · doi:10.1636/a07-60.1
openalex publication_date 2010/03/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Abstract
The new genus Agnostopelma Pérez-Miles & Weinmann is proposed for the type species A. tota n. sp. and A. gardel n. sp. from Boyacá, Colombia. Agnostopelma build shelters under stones at high elevation. The new genus is unusual in lacking tarsal scopulae on its posterior legs and in having few labial cuspules and short leg tarsi in females.
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