Aphonopelma armada

(Chamberlin, 1940)

Texas Black Spot Tarantula

Aphonopelma armada is a of tarantula in the Theraphosidae, to Texas in the United States. It is commonly known as the Texas Black Spot Tarantula. Like other members of the Aphonopelma, it is a large-bodied, ground-dwelling that constructs burrows. The species was originally described as Dugesiella armada by Chamberlin in 1940 before being transferred to Aphonopelma.

Aphonopelma armada by (c) Chris A. Hamilton, Brent E. Hendrixson, Jason E. Bond, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.Aphonopelma armada by (c) Chris A. Hamilton, Brent E. Hendrixson, Jason E. Bond, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.Aphonopelma armada male ZooKeys 560 by Chris A. Hamilton, Brent E. Hendrixson, Jason E. Bond. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Aphonopelma armada: /æfɒnəˈpɛlmə ɑːrˈmɑːdə/

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Distribution

to Texas, United States.

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Taxonomic history

Originally described as Dugesiella armada by Chamberlin in 1940, later transferred to the Aphonopelma.

Observation data

As of the source data, there were 348 iNaturalist observations for this .

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