Homoeomma

Homoeomma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Homoeomma
Ausserer, 1871[1]
Type species
H. stradlingi
Species

13, see text

Synonyms[1]

Homoeomma (eyelike, from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος, like, and ὄμμα, eye) is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.[5] It is considered a senior synonym of Calopelma,[3] Butantania,[2] and of Cyclothoracoides.[4] These tarantulas are usually quite small and usually burrow a few centimeters under a rock or log.[6]

Diagnosis

Males of this genus can be distinguished by the tile-like apophysis on the base of the palpal bulb, and the embolus being in an obtuse angle, in relation to the bulb. Males also have a flexion of the metatarsus 1, which is between the branches of the tibial apophysis. Females can be distinguished by the spermatheca morphology, which lacks constriction in the apex.[6]

Species

As of August 2022 it contains thirteen species, found in South America:[1]

In synonymy

  • H. bicolor Sherwood, Gabriel & Longhorn, 2018 = Homoeomma chilense Montenegro & Aguilera, 2018
  • H. cyclothorax (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Homoeomma montanum (Mello-Leitão, 1923)
  • H. moreirae (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Homoeomma brasilianum (Chamberlin, 1917)
  • H. regina (Chamberlin, 1917) = Homoeomma strabo (Simon, 1892)
  • H. serratum (Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958) = Homoeomma uruguayense (Mello-Leitão, 1946)

Transferred to other genera

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2022). "Gen. Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871". World Spider Catalog Version 23.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Pérez-Miles, F.; et al. (1996). "Systematic revision and cladistic analysis of Theraphosinae (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Mygalomorph. 1: 52.
  3. ^ a b 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. 31: 241.
  4. ^ a b Lucas, S. M.; Indicatti, R. P. (2015). "Revalidation of Dolichothele Mello-Leitão and notes on Hapalotremus Simon (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 50 (3): 210. doi:10.1080/01650521.2015.1103553. S2CID 86093834.
  5. ^ Ausserer, Anton (1871). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor). Vienna. p. 210.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b Montenegro, Rubén; A. Aguilera, Milenko; Casanueva, María Eugenia (2018). "First record of Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871 in Chile and description of two new species". ResearchGate. Retrieved August 1, 2022.