Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0010] Detail
In synonymy:
Harpaxibius Ausserer, 1871 = Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875 (Raven, 1985a: 153, preoccupied, replacement name, sub Mygalarachne)
Harpaxictis Simon, 1892 = Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875 (Raven, 1985a: 153, sub Mygalarachne)
Gen. Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00281] Detail
type Sericopelma rubronitens Ausserer, 1875; gender neuter
N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Mygalarachne Ausserer, 1871 (considered instead a nomen dubium) by Lucas et al., 1991: 229, contra Raven, 1985a: 153, who also considered that name a senior synonym of Harpaxictis Simon, 1892a: 144 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05113] (see also Gabriel & Longhorn, 2011: 163) and Nhandu Lucas, 1983, but that latter synonymy has not been accepted by later workers; Harpaxictis is a replacement name for Harpaxibius Ausserer, 1871a: 195 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05112] (type H. striatus Ausserer, 1871), preoccupied in Hymenoptera by Billberg, 1820.
Transferred to other genera:
Sericopelma carapoense (Lucas, 1983) -- see Nhandu
In synonymy:
Sericopelma balboanum (Chamberlin, 1940, T from Aphonopelma) = Sericopelma rubronitens Ausserer, 1875 (Valerio, 1980b: 287).
Sericopelma consocius (Chamberlin, 1940, T from Aphonopelma) = Sericopelma rubronitens Ausserer, 1875 (Valerio, 1980b: 287).
Nomen dubium:
Sericopelma striatum (Ausserer, 1871a: 195, Venezuela, originally in Harpaxibius) -- Gabriel & Longhorn, 2011: 163.
Sericopelma angustum (Valerio, 1980) | f | Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001852]
Brachypelma angusta Valerio, 1980a: 269, f. 19 (Df).
Brachypelma angustum Schmidt, 1992a: 10, f. 8 (Tf from Euathlus).
Brachypelma angustum Schmidt, 1993d: 82, f. 192 (f; probably misidentified per Gabriel & Longhorn, 2015: 81).
Brachypelma angustum Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 197 (f).
Brachypelma angustum Peters, 2000a: 63, f. 201 (f).
Brachypelma angustum Peters, 2003: 107, f. 424 (f).
Brachypelma angustum Schmidt, 2003l: 152, f. 272 (f).
Sericopelma angustum Gabriel & Longhorn, 2015: 81, 6-11 (Tf from Brachypelma).
Sericopelma commune F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 | m f | Panama     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002447]
Sericopelma communis F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897a: 15, pl. 1, f. 11 (Dm).
Sericopelma commune Smith, 1986b: 162, f. 80h (m).
Sericopelma commune Smith, 1987d: 162, f. 80h (m).
Sericopelma commune Smith, 1991b: 18, f. 15-17 (m, Df; N.B.: f probably misplaced, per Gabriel & Longhorn, 2015: 84).
Sericopelma commune Schmidt, 2003l: 187, f. 485 (f).
Sericopelma dota Valerio, 1980 | m | Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002448]
Sericopelma dota Valerio, 1980a: 264, f. 5-6 (Dm).
Sericopelma dota Smith, 1986b: 162, f. 81h (m).
Sericopelma dota Smith, 1987d: 162, f. 81h (m).
Sericopelma dota Schmidt, 2003l: 187, f. 486 (m).
Sericopelma embrithes (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) | f | Panama     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001858]
Eurypelma embrithes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936a: 7 (Df).
Brachypelma embrithes Smith, 1993a: 14 (Tf from Eurypelma=Avicularia).
Sericopelma embrithes Gabriel & Longhorn, 2015: 79, f. 1 (Tf from Brachypelma).
Sericopelma fallax Mello-Leitão, 1923 | m | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002449]
Sericopelma fallax Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 224 (Dm).
Sericopelma fallax Bücherl, 1957: 403, f. 90-90a (m).
Sericopelma fallax Schmidt, 1986: 59, f. 102-103 (m).
Sericopelma fallax Smith, 1986b: 162, f. 82h (m).
Sericopelma fallax Smith, 1987d: 162, f. 82h (m).
Sericopelma fallax Schmidt, 1993d: 98, f. 289-290 (m).
Sericopelma fallax Schmidt, 2003l: 187, f. 483-484 (m).
Sericopelma fallax Gabriel & Longhorn, 2011: 163, f. 5a-b (m, considered to be misplaced in this genus).
Sericopelma ferrugineum Valerio, 1980 | m | Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002450]
Sericopelma ferruginea Valerio, 1980a: 264, f. 7-8 (Dm).
Sericopelma ferruginea Smith, 1986b: 163, f. 83h (m).
Sericopelma ferruginea Smith, 1987d: 163, f. 83h (m).
Sericopelma ferrugineum Schmidt, 2003l: 187, f. 487 (m).
Sericopelma generala Valerio, 1980 | m f | Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002451]
Sericopelma generala Valerio, 1980a: 266, f. 11-12 (Dmf).
Sericopelma generala Smith, 1986b: 163, f. 84h (m).
Sericopelma generala Smith, 1987d: 163, f. 84h (m).
Sericopelma generalum Peters, 2000b: 110, f. 324 (m).
Sericopelma generalum Piepho, 2001: 3, f. 1 (f).
Sericopelma generala Peters, 2003: 285, f. 1134-1135 (m).
Sericopelma generala Schmidt, 2003l: 187, f. 488 (m).
Sericopelma immensum Valerio, 1980 | m f | Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002452]
Sericopelma immensa Valerio, 1980a: 265, f. 9-10, 17, 34 (Dmf).
Sericopelma immensa Smith, 1986b: 163, f. 85h (m).
Sericopelma immensa Smith, 1987d: 163, f. 85h (m).
Sericopelma immensum Peters, 2000b: 111, f. 328 (m).
Sericopelma immensum Peters, 2003: 286, f. 1139-1141 (mf).
Sericopelma immensum Schmidt, 2003l: 187, f. 489-490 (mf).
Sericopelma melanotarsum Valerio, 1980 | m f | Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002453]
Sericopelma melanotarsa Valerio, 1980a: 262, f. 1, 3-4, 33 (Dm).
Sericopelma melanotarsa Smith, 1986b: 163, f. 86h (m).
Sericopelma melanotarsa Smith, 1987d: 163, f. 86h (m).
Sericopelma melanotarsum Schmidt, 1994d: 1, f. 1 (Df).
Sericopelma melanotarsum Peters, 2000b: 112, f. 331-332 (mf).
Sericopelma melanotarsum Piepho, 2001: 3, f. 1 (f).
Sericopelma melanotarsum Peters, 2003: 287, f. 1144-1146 (mf).
Sericopelma melanotarsum Schmidt, 2003l: 187, f. 491-492 (mf).
Sericopelma melanotarsum Andre & Esche, 2011: 10, f. 1, 3, 5-11, 24-27, 32-35, 37, 42-43, 45-46 (mf).
Sericopelma panamanum (Karsch, 1880) | m | Panama     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048070]
Theraphosa panamana Karsch, 1880d: 845 (Dm).
Sericopelma panamana F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897a: 16.
Sericopelma panamanum Gabriel & Longhorn, 2015: 85 (removed from S of S. rubronitens).
Sericopelma panamense (Simon, 1891) | m f | Mexico, Panama     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001822]
Eurypelma panamense Simon, 1891f: 337 (Df).
Eurypelma panamense F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897a: 25, pl. 1, f. 5 (Df).
Brachypelma panamensis Peters, 2003: 122, f. 493, 495-498 (mf, may be misidentified).
Brachypelma panamensis Peters, 2005b: 44, f. 130-133 (m, may be misidentified).
Sericopelma panamense Gabriel, 2009b: 88, f. 3 (Tf from Eurypelma=Avicularia).
Sericopelma rubronitens Ausserer, 1875 * | m f | Central America     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002454]
Sericopelma rubronitens Ausserer, 1875: 195, pl. 7, f. 37 (Dm).
Sericopelma rubronitens Petrunkevitch, 1925a: 86 (Df).
Aphonopelma balboanum Chamberlin, 1940a: 20 (Df).
Aphonopelma consocius Chamberlin, 1940a: 20 (Df).
Sericopelma rubronitens Valerio, 1980a: 261, f. 2 (m).
Sericopelma rubronitens Valerio, 1980b: 287 (S).
Aphonopelma consocium Brignoli, 1983c: 134.
Sericopelma rubronitens Smith, 1986b: 163, f. 87h (m).
Sericopelma rubronitens Smith, 1987d: 163, f. 87h (m).
Sericopelma rubronitens Schmidt, 2003l: 187, f. 493 (m).
Sericopelma silvicola Valerio, 1980 | m f | Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002455]
Sericopelma silvicola Valerio, 1980a: 266, f. 13-14, 18 (Dmf).
Sericopelma silvicola Smith, 1986b: 164, f. 88h (m).
Sericopelma silvicola Smith, 1987d: 164, f. 88h (m).
Sericopelma silvicola Schmidt, 2003l: 187, f. 494-495 (mf).
Sericopelma upala Valerio, 1980 | m | Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002457]
Sericopelma upala Valerio, 1980a: 268, f. 15-16 (Dm).
Sericopelma upala Smith, 1986b: 164, f. 89h (m).
Sericopelma upala Smith, 1987d: 164, f. 89h (m).
Sericopelma upala Schmidt, 2003l: 187, f. 496 (m).
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