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Aphonopelma is a genus of tarantulas native to the Americas.It includes nearly all the North American tarantula species north of Mexico and a considerable percentage of the tarantula species that range into Central America.
Aphonopelma seemanni, the Costa Rican zebra tarantula, also known as the striped-knee tarantula, is a species of tarantula inhabiting most of western Costa Rica and other parts of Central America, such as Honduras and Nicaragua, and possibly Guatemala. [1]
Aphonopelma sclerothrix (Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica; Aphonopelma seemanni (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) (type species) – Central America; Aphonopelma steindachneri (Ausserer, 1875) – United States; Aphonopelma superstitionense Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 – United States; Aphonopelma truncatum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 ...
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Aphonopelma marxi is generally dark brown to black in color, very hairy, with some orange to red hairs on the abdomen. The mature male's carapace ranges from 8.3 to 10.5 mm (0.33 to 0.41 in) long, the mature female being larger, with a carapace from 13.5 to 15.3 mm (0.53 to 0.60 in) long. [2]
The species is one of the largest tarantulas found in the United States, as it commonly reaches a leg span of 5 inches at full maturity with some females reaching a 6-inch span. Like most Aphonopelma species, it has a very slow growth rate and lives for several years before maturing. As in most tarantulas, females are massive as compared to the ...
Aphonopelma bicoloratum (also known as Mexican blood leg), is a species of tarantula found in Mexico. [1] As its common name aptly states it is found in Mexico , and was first described by Ronny Struchen, D. Brändle and Gunter Schmidt in 1996.
Aphonopelma caniceps is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae, found in Mexico. [1] This species was first described as Eurypelma caniceps in 1891 by Eugène Simon , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and was transferred to the genus, Aphonopelma , in 1993 by Günter Schmidt .