A new species of Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Iran
New data on the tarantula genus Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 are provided. A new species, Ch. persianum sp. 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...
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| description | New data on the tarantula genus Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 are provided. A new species, Ch. persianum sp. 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e5aa915f6a44c439961d958cc1b3b882023-08-10T08:11:05ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702023-08-011174758410.3897/zookeys.1174.109135109135A new species of Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from IranAlireza Zamani0Rick C. West1University of TurkuUnaffiliatedNew data on the tarantula genus Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 are provided. A new species, Ch. persianum sp. 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.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/109135/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Alireza Zamani Rick C. West A new species of Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Iran ZooKeys |
| title | A new species of Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Iran |
| title_full | A new species of Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Iran |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Iran |
| title_short | A new species of Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Iran |
| title_sort | a new species of chaetopelma ausserer 1871 araneae theraphosidae from iran |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/109135/download/pdf/ |
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