Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » Mygalomorphs (Mygalomorphae) » Tarantulas (Theraphosidae) » Aphonopelma » Texas Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi)

Species Aphonopelma hentzi - Texas Brown Tarantula

Desert tarantula - Aphonopelma hentzi - male

Tarantula Spider 060117ccok - Aphonopelma hentzi

Texas Brown Tarantula - Aphonopelma hentzi - male

Texas Brown Tarantula - Aphonopelma hentzi

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Mygalomorphs)

Family Theraphosidae (Tarantulas)

Genus Aphonopelma

Species hentzi (Texas Brown Tarantula)

Other Common Names

Oklahoma Brown Tarantula

Size

Male 35 mm, female 51 mm

Range

Louisiana N. to Kansas and W. to Arizona and Texas.

Print References

Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States. (1)

Works Cited

1.	Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) ... Chris A. Hamilton, Brent E. Hendrixson, Jason E. Bond. 2016. ZooKeys 560: 1–340.

Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 1 June, 2006 - 5:34am
Additional contributions by kschnei, Edward Ruden, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 6 July, 2023 - 3:55pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by: