Acentropelma

Acentropelma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Acentropelma Pocock [1]
Type species
Acentropelma spinulosum
Species
Acentropelma gutzkei (Reichling, 1997) - Belize Acentropelma spinulosum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) - Guatemala

Acentropelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It was first described in 1901 by Pocock. As of 2020 ^[update] , it contains 2 species. ^[1]

Description

Genus Acentropelma resembles genus Metriopelma, with the distinction of Scopula on the first leg and palp. ^[2]

List of Species

The following is a list of known species within the genus Acentropelma: ^[3]

• Acentropelma gutzkei (Reichling, 1997) - Belize
• Acentropelma spinulosum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) (type) - Guatemala

Etymology

The term Acentropelma comes from the Greek combining form "a-" meaning "not, without, or opposite to", ^{[4] [5]} the Latin, "Centro-", meaning "Center"., ^[6] and the Greek "-Pelma" meaning "the underside or sole of the foot". ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Theraphosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
2. Gunther, Albert, C.L.G.; Carruthers, William; Francis, William. 1901. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany, and Geology Vol. VIII, Seventh Series. Pp. 554-555. Pub. Taylor and Francis.
3. "Acentropelma".
4. "A- | Origin and meaning of prefix a- by Online Etymology Dictionary".
5. "A-".
6. "Centro Meaning | Best 2 Definitions of Centro".
7. "Pelma". 14 October 2021.
8. "What does pelma mean?".