Romopelma
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Romopelma is a monotypic genus of tarantulas in the family Theraphosidae, containing the single species Romopelma barrigae.
Distribution
Romopelma barrigae is endemic to the Northwestern Andes of Ecuador.
Etymology
The Romopelma genus was named after David Fernando Romo Vallejo, a professor and educator from Quito, Ecuador, combined with the common ending for tarantual genera "-pelma". The specific species Romopelma barrigae was named for his wife Consuelo Barriga, the long-time administrator of the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Ecuador.