Acanthopelma
| Acanthopelma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthopelminae Smith, 1994 |
| Genus: | Acanthopelma F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897 |
| Species | |
|
A. beccarii Caporiacco, 1947 | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
Acanthopelminae is a subfamily of New World tarantulas. This subfamily has only one genus, Acanthopelma, with two species, Acanthopelma rufescens in Central America and Acanthopelma beccarii in Guyana.
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.