Haplopelma robustum Strand, 1907

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Described:

Distribution: Singapore

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Type Repository Provide information
  • Holotype: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart (SMNS), Germany; type material destroyed 1944 f - (Nentwig et al., 2020)
Taxonomic References
Haplopelma robustum Strand, 1907l: 70 (Df) Original description
Cyriopagopus robustum Smith & Jacobi, 2015: 47 (T from Haplopelma)
Cyriopagopus robustus Nentwig et al., 2020: 26 (nomen dubium)
Haplopelma robustus Smith, Daniel & Vignaud, 2026: 25 (T from Cyriopagopus)
References

Nentwig, W., Blick, T., Gloor, D., Jäger, P. & Kropf, C. (2020). How to deal with destroyed type material? The case of Embrik Strand (Arachnida: Araneae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 59: 22-29. doi: 10.30963/aramit5904 -- 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

Strand, E. (1907l). Aviculariidae und Atypidae des Kgl. Naturalienkabinetts in Stuttgart. Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg 63: 1-100. -- 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 Haplopelma Simon, 1892
2020-03-10 Taxon is nomen dubium Nentwig et al., 2020 Cyriopagopus robustus (Strand, 1907) declared a nomen dubium
2020-03-10 New taxonomic reference entry Nentwig et al., 2020
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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