A new species of Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Iran

By

Zamani, Alireza
C. West, Rick

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1174

Pages

75--84

Subjects

Middle East , Mygalomorphae , Spiders , Tarantulas , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135

 

Abstract

New data on the tarantula genus Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 are provided. A new species, Ch. persianumsp. nov., is described based on a single female specimen collected in northwestern Iran, which represents the easternmost record of the genus within its entire known range. Additionally, the correct publication date of Ch. olivaceum C.L. Koch, 1842 is discussed, and the known distribution records of all Chaetopelma species are mapped.