Hapalopus


Hapalopus is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875.

Diagnosis

They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial apophysis with convergent branches and a spermatheca having a membrane like base. They also lack stridulatory hairs and they own numerous labial cuspules. Specimens are further differentiated from the closely-related Notahapalopus genus by a single round spermathecal receptacle, which is Y-shaped in Notahapalopus.

Species

it contains 8 species, found in South America and Panama:Hapalopus coloratus Valerio, 1982 - PanamaHapalopus formosus Ausserer, 1875 - ColombiaHapalopus guerreroi Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Osorio, Benavides, Hörweg, Brescovit & Lucas, 2024 - ColombiaHapalopus nigriventris Mello-Leitão, 1939 - VenezuelaHapalopus planetearth Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 - EcuadorHapalopus platnicki Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Osorio, Benavides, Hörweg, Brescovit & Lucas, 2024 - ColombiaHapalopus triseriatus Caporiacco, 1955 - VenezuelaHapalopus vangoghi Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Osorio, Benavides, Hörweg, Brescovit & Lucas, 2024 - Colombia

In synonymy

[Nomen dubium]

Hapalopus limensis Vellard, 1954 –

Transferred to other genera

Hapalopus aldana → Magnacarina aldanaHapalopus aymara → Notahapalopus aymaraHapalopus butantan → Jambu butantanHapalopus flavohirtus → Catanduba flavohirtaHapalopus gasci → Notahapalopus gasciHapalopus guianensis → Neostenotarsus guianensisHapalopus incei → Neoholothele inceiHapalopus lesleyae → Jambu lesleyaeHapalopus nondescriptus Mello-Leitão, 1926 → Vitalius nondescriptusHapalopus pentaloris → Davus pentalorisHapalopus pictus Pocock, 1903 → Anqasha pictaHapalopus rectimanus Mello-Leitão, 1923 → Plesiopelma rectimanumHapalopus semiaurantiacus → Plesiopelma semiaurantiacumHapalopus serrapelada Fonseca-Ferreira, Zampaulo & Guadanucci, 2017 → Notahapalopus serrapeladaHapalopus tripepii → Nhandu tripepiiHapalopus versicolor → ''Cyriocosmus versicolor''