Chaetopelma
Chaetopelma is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. They are found in Africa, Europe, and Asia including the countries of Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Cyprus, Israel, Greece, Sudan, Cameroon, and Iran.
Diagnosis
They can be distinguished from the other tarantula genera, except from Nesiergus, because the presence of clavate trichobothria in two rows on the tarsi. Males have a tibial apophysis consisting of two branches, females having a long and slender spermatheca.Species
it contains eight species, found in Africa, the Balkans, Cyprus, and the Levant:- Chaetopelma altugkadirorum Gallon, Gabriel & Tansley, 2012 – Turkey, Syria
- Chaetopelma concolor – Turkey, Syria, Egypt
- Chaetopelma karlamani Vollmer, 1997 – Cyprus
- Chaetopelma lymberakisi Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019 – Greece
- Chaetopelma olivaceum – Cyprus, Turkey, Sudan, Egypt, Middle East
- Chaetopelma persianum Zalmani & West, 2023- northern Zagros Mountains, Iran
- Chaetopelma turkesi Topçu & Demircan, 2014 – Turkey
- Chaetopelma webborum Smith, 1990 – Cameroon
- C. aegyptiacum Ausserer, 1871 = Chaetopelma olivaceum
- C. anatolicum Schmidt & Smith, 1995 = Chaetopelma olivaceum
- C. gracile = Chaetopelma olivaceum
- C. jerusalemensis = Chaetopelma olivaceum
- C. shabati Hassan, 1950 = Chaetopelma olivaceum
- C. syriacum = Chaetopelma olivaceum
- C. tetramerum = ''Chaetopelma olivaceum''