| Chaetopelma | |
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| Chaetopelma gracile | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. olivaceum (C. L. Koch, 1841)
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| Species | |
|
7, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Chaetopelma is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.[3] They are found in Africa and Asia including the countries of Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece,Sudan
Cameroon, and now even Iran.[1]
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
NMBEwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Guadanucci, J. P. L.; Gallon, R. C. (2008). "A revision of the spider genera Chaetopelma Ausserer 1871 and Nesiergus Simon 1903 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Ischnocolinae)". Zootaxa. 1753: 35. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1753.1.2.
- ^ Ausserer, A. (1871). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor)". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 21: 117–224.