Melopoeus lividus (Smith, 1996)

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Described:

Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand

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  • Holotype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK m (1988.2.6) - (Müller et al., 2024)
Taxonomic References
Haplopelma lividum Smith, 1996: 22, f. 1-14 (Dmf) Original description
Haplopelma lividum Peters, 2000b: 17, f. 28, 30-31 (mf)
Haplopelma lividum Schmidt, 2003l: 250, f. 818-819 (mf)
Haplopelma lividum Hauke & von Wirth, 2013: 13, f. 2, 11, 13, 25 (f [no genitalia])
Cyriopagopus lividum Smith & Jacobi, 2015: 47 (T from Haplopelma)
Haplopelma lividum Hauke & von Wirth, 2015: 14, f. 2, 11, 13, 25 (f [no genitalia])
Haplopelma lividum Hauke, 2017: 17, f. 3a-b, 8b, 38a-d (mf [no genitalia])
Melopoeus lividus Smith, Daniel & Vignaud, 2026: 25 (T from Cyriopagopus)
References

Hauke, T. & Wirth, V. von (2013). Vorstellung einer interessanten Farbvariante von Haplopelma longipes von Wirth & Striffler 2005 in der Terrarienhaltung. Arachne 18(4): 12-27. -- Show included taxa

Hauke, T. & Wirth, V. von (2015). Haplopelma longipes von Wirth & Striffler 2005 – introduction of a new colour form in the hobby. Journal of the British Tarantula Society 30(1): 44-53. -- Show included taxa

Hauke, T. (2017). Die Vogelspinnen der Gattungen Haplopelma Simon, 1892 und Ornithoctonus Pocock, 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Ornithoctoninae) – Anmerkungen zur Taxonomie, Verbreitung, Ökologie und Bedeutung für den Menschen. Arachne 22(5): 4-53. -- Show included taxa

Peters, H.-J. (2000b). Tarantulas of the world: Kleiner Atlas der Vogelspinnen - Band 2. Published by the author, Wegberg, Germany, 162 pp. -- Show included taxa

Schmidt, G. (2003l). Die Vogelspinnen: Eine weltweite Übersicht. Neue Brehm-Bücherei Hohenwarsleben, 383 pp. -- Show included taxa

Smith, A. M. (1996). A new species of Haplopelma (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with notes on two close relatives. Mygalomorph 1: 21-32. -- Show included taxa

Smith, A. M. & Jacobi, M. A. (2015). Revision of the genus Phormingochilus with the description of three new species from Sulawesi and Sarawak and notes on the placement of the genera Cyriopagopus, Lampropelma and Omothymus. Journal of the British Tarantula Society 30(3): 25-48. -- Show included taxa

Smith, A. M., Daniel, B. A. & Vignaud, B. (2026). Nomenclatural notes on the Ornithoctoninae genera Cyriopagopus Simon 1887, Haplopelma Simon 1892 and Melopoeus Pocock 1895 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) with the intention of restoring the genera Haplopelma and Melopoeus. Journal of the British Tarantula Society 40(3): 15-28. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2026-03-29 New taxonomic reference entry Smith, Daniel & Vignaud, 2026
2026-03-29 Species transferred to new genus Smith, Daniel & Vignaud, 2026 Species transferred from Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887 to Melopoeus Pocock, 1895
2017-11-19 New taxonomic reference entry Hauke, 2017
2017-11-19 Species distribution update Hauke, 2017 Old value
2017-11-19 New taxonomic reference entry Hauke & von Wirth, 2015
2017-11-19 New taxonomic reference entry Hauke & von Wirth, 2013
2016-11-11 Species updated Old value Species epithet corrected
2016-09-22 New taxonomic reference entry Smith & Jacobi, 2015
2016-09-22 Transferred to other genus after syn. gen Smith & Jacobi, 2015 Species transferred from Haplopelma to Cyriopagopus after genus synonymy

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