# Trichopelma

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Genus of spiders

Trichopelma Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Infraorder: Mygalomorphae Family: Theraphosidae Subfamily: Ischnocolinae Genus: Trichopelma Simon, 1888[1] Type species T. nitidum Simon, 1888 Species 29, see text Synonyms[1] Stothis Simon, 1889 Hapalopinus Simon, 1903 Merothele Petrunkevitch, 1925 Obaerarius Petrunkevitch, 1926 Leptofischelia Strand, 1929

***Trichopelma*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [South American](/source/South_America) and [Caribbean](/source/Caribbean) [tarantulas](/source/Theraphosidae) first described by [Eugène Simon](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Simon) in 1888.[2]

## Taxonomy

This genus was erected by [Eugène Simon](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Simon) in 1888 with *[Trichopelma illetabile](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_illetabile&action=edit&redlink=1)* and the [type species](/source/Type_species) *[Trichopelma nitidum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_nitidum&action=edit&redlink=1)*.[2] A major review of [mygalomorph](/source/Mygalomorph) spiders by [Robert J. Raven](/source/Robert_J._Raven) in 1985 led to the genus being greatly enlarged, merging it with other genera *Hapalopinus*, *Leptofischelia*, *Merothele*, *Obaerarius* and *Stothis*. Raven placed this expanded genus in the family [Barychelidae](/source/Barychelidae).[3] In 1994, he proposed moving *Trichopelma* to the related family [Theraphosidae](/source/Theraphosidae), but without any new evidence, the move was not generally accepted. In 2014 [José P. L. Guadanucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_P._L._Guadanucci&action=edit&redlink=1) carried out a morphological [phylogenetic analysis](/source/Phylogenetics) of some mygalomorph genera, including *Trichopelma*. The study supported Raven's hypothesis, and the genus was moved to Theraphosidae as a member of a re-limited subfamily [Ischnocolinae](/source/Ischnocolinae) [sensu stricto](/source/Sensu_stricto).[4]

## Species

As of July 2025[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma&action=edit) it contains 29 species:[1]

- *[Trichopelma affine](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_affine&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Simon, 1892) - St. Vincent

- *[Trichopelma baracoense](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_baracoense&action=edit&redlink=1)* Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 - Cuba

- *[Trichopelma bimini](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_bimini&action=edit&redlink=1)* Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Bahamas

- *[Trichopelma cheguevarai](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_cheguevarai&action=edit&redlink=1)* Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 - Cuba

- *[Trichopelma citma](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_citma&action=edit&redlink=1)* Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 - Cuba

- *[Trichopelma coenobita](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_coenobita&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Simon, 1889) - Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago

- *[Trichopelma cubanum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_cubanum&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Simon, 1903) - Cuba - *= [Trichopelma banksia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_banksia&action=edit&redlink=1)* Özdikmen & Demir, 2012 - = *[Trichopelma cubanum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_cubanum&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Banks, 1909), transferred from *Stothis*

- *[Trichopelma fidelcastroi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_fidelcastroi&action=edit&redlink=1)* Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 - Cuba

- *[Trichopelma fulvum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_fulvum&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Bryant, 1948) - Haiti - = *[Trichopelma maculosus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_maculosus&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Bryant, 1948), transferred from *Psalistops*

- *[Trichopelma gabrieli](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_gabrieli&action=edit&redlink=1)* Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Dominican Republic

- *[Trichopelma goloboffi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_goloboffi&action=edit&redlink=1)* Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Cuba

- *[Trichopelma grande](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_grande&action=edit&redlink=1)* Ortiz & Fonseca, 2024 - Cuba [5]

- *[Trichopelma granmense](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_granmense&action=edit&redlink=1)* Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 - Cuba

- *[Trichopelma huffi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_huffi&action=edit&redlink=1)* Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Dominican Republic

- *[Trichopelma illetabile](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_illetabile&action=edit&redlink=1)* Simon, 1888 - Brazil

- *[Trichopelma insulanum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_insulanum&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Petrunkevitch, 1926) - US Virgin Is. (St. Thomas), Puerto Rico - *= [Trichopelma arastellatum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_arastellatum&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Franganillo, 1930), transferred from *Leptopelma* - = *[Trichopelma corozali](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_corozali&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Petrunkevitch, 1929), transferred from *Psalistops*

- *[Trichopelma juventud](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_juventud&action=edit&redlink=1)* Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Cuba

- *[Trichopelma laselva](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_laselva&action=edit&redlink=1)* Valerio, 1986 - Costa Rica

- *[Trichopelma laurae](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_laurae&action=edit&redlink=1)* Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Cuba

- *[Trichopelma loui](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_loui&action=edit&redlink=1)* Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Jamaica

- *[Trichopelma maculatum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_maculatum&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Banks, 1906) - Bahama Is.

- *[Trichopelma nitidum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_nitidum&action=edit&redlink=1)* Simon, 1888 ([type](/source/Type_species)) - Hispaniola

- *[Trichopelma platnicki](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_platnicki&action=edit&redlink=1)* Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Jamaica

- *[Trichopelma rudloffi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_rudloffi&action=edit&redlink=1)* Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 - Cuba

- *[Trichopelma soroense](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_soroense&action=edit&redlink=1)* Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 - Cuba

- *[Trichopelma steini](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_steini&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Simon, 1889) - Venezuela

- *[Trichopelma tostoi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_tostoi&action=edit&redlink=1)* Mori & Bertani, 2020 - Dominican Republic

- *[Trichopelma venadense](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_venadense&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Valerio, 1986) - Costa Rica

- *[Trichopelma zebra](/source/Trichopelma_zebra)* (Petrunkevitch, 1925) - Panama

There are three species categorized as *nomina dubia* (doubtful names):

- *[Trichopelma eucubanum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_eucubanum&action=edit&redlink=1)* Özdikmen & Demir, 2012 - Cuba, replacement name; originally *Stothis maculata* Franganillo, 1930

- *[Trichopelma scopulatum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_scopulatum&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Fischel, 1927) - Venezuela, originally in *Leptostylus* and changed to the replacement name *Leptofischelia*

- *[Trichopelma spinosum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichopelma_spinosum&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Franganillo, 1926) - Cuba, originally in *Stothis*

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NMBE_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NMBE_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NMBE_1-2) Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). ["Gen. Trichopelma Simon, 1888"](http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/475). *World Spider Catalog Version 26.0*. Natural History Museum Bern. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.24436/2](https://doi.org/10.24436%2F2). Retrieved July 11, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Simo1888_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Simo1888_2-1) Simon, E. (1888). "Etudes arachnologiques". *Annales de la Société Entomologique de France*. **8** (6): 203–216.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Rave85_3-0)** Raven, R.J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics". *Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History*. **182**: 1–180. [hdl](/source/Hdl_(identifier)):[2246/955](https://hdl.handle.net/2246%2F955).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Guad14_4-0)** Guadanucci, J.P.L. (2014). "Theraphosidae phylogeny: relationships of the 'Ischnocolinae' genera (Araneae, Mygalomorphae)". *Zoologica Scripta*. **43** (5): 508–518. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/zsc.12065](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fzsc.12065). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [86484123](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:86484123).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Ortiz, D., & Fonseca, E. (2024). A hairy giant among dwarves: Trichopelma grande, a distinct new species of tarantula from Cuba (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Journal of Natural History, 58(45–48), 2189–2205. [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00222933.2024.2401921](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00222933.2024.2401921)

Taxon identifiers Trichopelma Wikidata: Q2709593 Wikispecies: Trichopelma ADW: Trichopelma BioLib: 464340 BOLD: 510922 EoL: 111497 GBIF: 2179995 iNaturalist: 421556 IRMNG: 1326745 ITIS: 849581 NCBI: 1506252 Open Tree of Life: 3577416 WSC: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00185

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