Taxon details
Abdomegaphobema mesomelas (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892)
- Rank: Species (Genus type)
- Status: accepted
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Described:
- Last updated: 2024-01-18
- LSID: [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002228]
- Distribution: Costa Rica
- External Resources *:
- Holotype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK; m (1898.12.24.55) (Sherwood et al., 2023f)
- Paratype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK; 1f (1898.12.24.55) (Sherwood et al., 2023f)
Eurypelma mesomelas F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897a: 27, pl. 1, f. 14 (m).
Brachypelma mesomelas Valerio, 1980a: 272, f. 29-32, 36 (mf, T from Eurypelma = Avicularia).
Brachypelma mesomelas Smith, 1986b: 50, f. 29h (m).
Brachypelma mesomelas Smith, 1987d: 50, f. 29h (m).
Brachypelma mesomelas Hancock & Hancock, 1989: 45, f. 40 (f).
Euathlus mesomelas Smith, 1991a: 19 (rejected T).
Megaphobema mesomelas Schmidt, 1991b: 11, f. 2 (f, T from Euathlus).
Euathlus mesomelas Smith, 1991b: 18, f. 1-14 (mf).
Megaphobema mesomelas Schmidt, 1992b: 11 (T from Euathlus).
Megaphobema mesomelas Schmidt, 1993d: 91, f. 245-246 (f).
Megaphobema mesomelas Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 204 (f).
Megaphobema mesomelas Peters, 2000b: 50, f. 126-127 (mf).
Megaphobema mesomelas Peters, 2003: 230, f. 924-925, 930 (mf).
Megaphobema mesomelas Schmidt, 2003l: 174, f. 420-422 (mf).
Megaphobema mesomelas Gabriel & Longhorn, 2015: 102, f. 16 (f).
Abdomegaphobema mesomelas Sherwood et al., 2023f: 924, f. 171-182 (mf, T from Megaphobema).
Abdomegaphobema mesomelas Gabriel, 2024: 5, f. 1, 7, 12-13 (m).
Gabriel, R. & Longhorn, S. J. (2015). Revised generic placement of Brachypelma embrithes (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) and Brachypelma angustum Valerio, 1980, with definition of the taxonomic features for identification of female Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875 (Araneae, Theraphosidae). ZooKeys 526: 75-104. doi:10.3897/zookeys.526.6315 
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Gabriel, R. (2024). What’s this with all these Megaphobema and Pamphobeteus petersi changes and why?. British Tarantula Society Journal 38(3): 5-18. -- Show included taxa
Hancock, K. & Hancock, J. (1989). Sex determination of immature theraphosid spiders from their cast skins. Published by the authors, Southminster, England, 61 pp. -- Show included taxa
Peters, H.-J. (2000b). Tarantulas of the world: Kleiner Atlas der Vogelspinnen - Band 2. Published by the author, 162 pp. -- Show included taxa
Peters, H.-J. (2003). Tarantulas of the world: Amerika's Vogelspinnen. Published by the author, Wegberg, Germany, 328 pp. [Longhorn & Gabriel, 2019: 109: "We consider much of the information in Peters (2003) as erroneous"] -- Show included taxa
Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1892b). Arachnida. Araneida. In: Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology. London 1, 89-104, pl. 11-14. [for the exact dates see Lyal, 2011] -- Show included taxa
Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. (1897a). Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones. In: Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology. London 2, 1-40, pl. 1-3. [for the exact dates see Lyal, 2011] -- Show included taxa
Schmidt, G. (1991b). Revision der Gattung Megaphobema (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae). Arachnologischer Anzeiger 13: 11-13. -- Show included taxa
Schmidt, G. (1992b). Das Weibchen von Megaphobema robusta (Ausserer 1875) (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae). Arachnologischer Anzeiger 3(6): 9-12. -- 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
Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Peñaherrera-R., P., León-E., R. J., Cisneros-Heredia, D. F., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2023f). Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901: redescriptions, new species and records, description of a missing sex, with taxonomic notes and changes in Megaphobema Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 19(6): 894-930. doi:10.13156/arac.2023.19.6.894 -- Show included taxa
Smith, A. M. (1986b). The tarantula: classification and identification guide. Fitzgerald Publishing, London, 179 pp. -- Show included taxa
Smith, A. M. (1987d). The tarantula: classification and identification guide (second ed.). Fitzgerald Publishing, London, 179 pp. -- Show included taxa
Smith, A. M. (1991a). A revision of the genus Megaphobema Pocock 1901 (Araneida; Theraphosidae; Theraphosinae). British Tarantula Society Journal 6(1): 14-19. -- Show included taxa
Smith, A. M. (1991b). Discussion paper: Euathlus mesomelas Cambridge 1892. British Tarantula Society Journal 7(2): 15-23. -- Show included taxa
Valerio, C. E. (1980a). Arañas terafosidas de Costa Rica (Araneae, Theraphosidae). I. Sericopelma y Brachypelma. Brenesia 18: 259-288. -- Show included taxa
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| Date | Type | Reference | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-18 | New taxonomic reference entry | Gabriel, 2024 | n/a |
| 2023-11-03 | New taxonomic reference entry | Sherwood et al., 2023f | n/a |
| 2023-11-03 | Species transferred to new genus | Sherwood et al., 2023f | Species transferred from Megaphobema to Abdomegaphobema |
| 2015-11-06 | New taxonomic reference entry | Gabriel & Longhorn, 2015 | n/a |