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]
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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: | Acentropelma Pocock[1] |
| Type species | |
| Acentropelma spinulosum | |
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Description edit
Genus Acentropelma resembles genus Metriopelma, with the distinction of Scopula on the first leg and palp.[2]
List of Species edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "Theraphosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Acentropelma".
- ^ "A- | Origin and meaning of prefix a- by Online Etymology Dictionary".
- ^ "A-".
- ^ "Centro Meaning | Best 2 Definitions of Centro".
- ^ "Pelma". 14 October 2021.
- ^ "What does pelma mean?".
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