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Genus: Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871 | Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869

Homoeomma villosum (Keyserling, 1891)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002133

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Described:

Distribution: Brazil

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK m (90.7.405) - (Galleti-Lima et al., 2026)
Holotype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK jf of Ischnocolus pilosus - (Galleti-Lima et al., 2026)
Holotype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK jf of Ischnocolus nigrescens - (Galleti-Lima et al., 2026)
Holotype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK f of Crypsidromus perfidus - (Galleti-Lima et al., 2026)
Holotype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK f of Crypsidromus funestus - (Galleti-Lima et al., 2026)

Taxonomic References

Hapalopus villosus Keyserling, 1891: 7, pl. 1, f. 2 (Dm) Original description

Ischnocolus pilosus Keyserling, 1891: 9 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066711]

Ischnocolus nigrescens Keyserling, 1891: 10 (Df; unidentifiable j Grammostola per Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1972: 237) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066712]

Crypsidromus perfidus Keyserling, 1891: 14 (Df; unidentifiable j Grammostola per Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1972: 237) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066713]

Crypsidromus funestus Keyserling, 1891: 15 (Df; unidentifiable j Grammostola per Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1972: 237) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066714]

Homoeomma villosum Simon, 1903a: 936

Homoeomma villosum Pocock, 1903b: 112 (S of Crypsidromus funestus, C. perfidus, Ischnocolus nigrescens and I. pilosus)

Homoeomma villosum Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 167 (Dmf)

Homoeomma villosum Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1972: 255, f. 18-22 (m)

Homoeomma villosum Schmidt, 1993d: 67, f. 111-112 (m)

Homoeomma villosum Schmidt, 1997g: 15, f. 27, 34 (m)

Homoeomma villosum Schmidt, 2003l: 170, f. 404-405 (m)

Homoeomma villosum Galleti-Lima et al., 2026: 230, f. 8A-I (mf)

References

Galleti-Lima, A., Yamamoto, F. U., Lucas, S. M., Guadanucci, J. P. L. & Brescovit, A. D. (2026). Morphological revision of the species of Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Zootaxa 5752(2): 211-237. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.2.3 -- Show included taxa

Gerschman de P., B. S. & Schiapelli, R. D. (1972). El género Homoeomma Ausserer 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Physis, Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales (C) 31: 237-258. -- Show included taxa

Keyserling, E. (1891). Die Spinnen Amerikas. Brasilianische Spinnen. Dritter Band. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 278 pp, 10 pls. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.64832 -- Show included taxa

Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1923a). Theraphosideas do Brasil. Revista do Museu Paulista 13: 1-438. -- Show included taxa

Pocock, R. I. (1903b). On some genera and species of South-American Aviculariidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 11(61): 81-115. doi: 10.1080/00222930308678729 -- Show included taxa

Schmidt, G. (1993d). Vogelspinnen: Vorkommen, Lebensweise, Haltung und Zucht, mit Bestimmungsschlüsseln für alle Gattungen, Vierte Auflage. Landbuch Hannover, 151 pp. -- Show included taxa

Schmidt, G. (1997g). Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Gattungen der Unterfamilie Theraphosinae (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnologisches Magazin 3(Sonderausgabe): 1-27. -- Show included taxa

Schmidt, G. (2003l). Die Vogelspinnen: Eine weltweite Übersicht. Neue Brehm-Bücherei Hohenwarsleben, 383 pp. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1903a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome second. Roret, Paris, pp. 669-1080. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.51973 [[second pdf with detailed publication dates of the single parts]] -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-01-27	New taxonomic reference entry	Galleti-Lima et al., 2026