Genus Tliltocatl

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Internet References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Mygalomorphs)

Family Theraphosidae (Tarantulas)

Genus Tliltocatl

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Species formerly placed in Brachypelma.(1)

Explanation of Names

Mendoza & Francke, 2020(1)

Numbers

7 species, none in our range(2) though introduced populations of Tliltocatl vagans have been found in Florida.

Identification

Jack Mudge says look for the more narrow carapace.

Range

Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico(2)

Internet References

World Spider Catalog (2020). World Spider Catalog. Version 21.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch, accessed on June 25, 2020.

Works Cited

1.	Systematic revision of Mexican threatened tarantulas Brachypelma Mendoza, J. & Francke, O. 2020. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 188(1): 82-147.

2.	World Spider Catalog

Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 16 September, 2012 - 11:45am
Additional contributions by Laura P.
Last updated 25 June, 2020 - 9:39am

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