Acentropelma
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Acentropelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It was first described in 1901 by Pocock. As of 2020[update], it contains 2 species.
Description
Genus Acentropelma resembles genus Metriopelma, with the distinction of Scopula on the first leg and palp.
List of Species
The following is a list of known species within the genus Acentropelma:
- Acentropelma gutzkei (Reichling, 1997) - Colombia
- Acentropelma spinulosum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) (type) - Guatemala
Etymology
The term Acentropelma comes from the Greek combining form "a-" meaning "not, without, or opposite to", the Latin, "Centro-", meaning "Center"., and the Greek "-Pelma" meaning "the underside or sole of the foot".