Hapalotremus chespiritoi
| Hapalotremus chespiritoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Hapalotremus |
| Species: | H. chespiritoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hapalotremus chespiritoi Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 [1]
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Hapalotremus chespiritoi is a tarantula in the Hapalotremus genus, first described by Nelson Ferretti, Patricio E. Cavallo, Juan C. Chaparro, Duniesky Ríos Tamayo, Tracie A. Seimon and Rick C. West in 2018.[1] It is found in Peru, Patambuco, very close to Sicuani.[2] This tarantula is named after Roberto Gómez Bolaños. The shape of the spermatheca of female of Hapalotremus chespiritoi resembles the small antennae of el "Chapulín Colorado", a comical superhero created by R.G. Bolaños.[citation needed]
Description
[edit]The color has only been described in alcohol, where its carapace is pale brown with white long hairs, the legs black with white hair. The abdomen is black with white hair and some light yellow hairs on the urticating patch.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Taxon details Hapalotremus chespiritoi' Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2022-05-25
- ^ a b Ferretti, Nelson; Cavallo, Patricio; Chaparro, Juan C.; Ríos-Tamayo, Duniesky; Seimon, Tracie A.; West, Rick (2018-08-11). "The Neotropical genus Hapalotremus Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with the description of seven new species and the highest altitude record for the family". Journal of Natural History. 52 (29–30): 1927–1984. Bibcode:2018JNatH..52.1927F. doi:10.1080/00222933.2018.1506521. hdl:11336/89027. ISSN 0022-2933. S2CID 92598077.
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