Homoeomma brasilianum (Chamberlin, 1917)

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Described:

Distribution: Brazil

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Type Repository Provide information
  • Holotype: Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard University, Cambridge, USA m (25) - (Galleti-Lima et al., 2026)
  • Holotype: Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (MNRJ), Brazil m (31, destroyed by the fire 2018) of Calopelma moreirae - (Galleti-Lima et al., 2026)
Taxonomic References
Calopelma brasiliana Chamberlin, 1917: 44, pl. 3-4 (Dm) Original description
Calopelma brasilianum Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 146, f. 45-47 (m)
Calopelma moreirae Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 149 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057651]
Calopelma brasiliana Bücherl, 1957: 388, f. 26-26a (m)
Homoeomma brasilianum Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1972: 245, f. 1-10 (m, T from Calopelma, S of Calopelma moreirae)
Homoeomma brasiliana Schmidt, 1986: 45, f. 41-42 (m)
Calopelma brasilianum Smith, 1986b: 75, f. 7h (m)
Calopelma moreirae Smith, 1986b: 75, f. 8h (m)
Calopelma brasilianum Smith, 1987d: 75, f. 7h (m)
Calopelma moreirae Smith, 1987d: 75, f. 8h (m)
Homoeomma brasilianum Schmidt, 1993d: 67, f. 106-107 (m)
Homoeomma brasilianum Schmidt, 1997g: 15, f. 25, 32 (m)
Homoeomma brasilianum Schmidt, 2003l: 169, f. 390-391 (m)
Homoeomma brasilianum Galleti-Lima et al., 2026: 218, f. 4A-I (m, Df)
References

Bücherl, W. (1957). Sôbre a importância dos bulbos copuladores e das apófises tibiais dos machos na sistemática das aranhas caranguejeiras (Orthognatha). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 29: 377-416. -- Show included taxa

Chamberlin, R. V. (1917). New spiders of the family Aviculariidae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 61: 25-75. -- Show included taxa

Galleti-Lima, A., Yamamoto, F. U., Lucas, S. M., Guadanucci, J. P. L. & Brescovit, A. D. (2026). Morphological revision of the species of Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Zootaxa 5752(2): 211-237. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.2.3 -- Show included taxa

Gerschman de P., B. S. & Schiapelli, R. D. (1972). El género Homoeomma Ausserer 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Physis, Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales (C) 31: 237-258. -- Show included taxa

Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1923a). Theraphosideas do Brasil. Revista do Museu Paulista 13: 1-438. -- Show included taxa

Schmidt, G. (1986). Vogelspinnen: Lebensweise, Bestimmungsschlüssel, Haltung und Zucht. Albrecht Philler, Minden, 126 pp. -- Show included taxa

Schmidt, G. (1993d). Vogelspinnen: Vorkommen, Lebensweise, Haltung und Zucht, mit Bestimmungsschlüsseln für alle Gattungen, Vierte Auflage. Landbuch Hannover, 151 pp. -- Show included taxa

Schmidt, G. (1997g). Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Gattungen der Unterfamilie Theraphosinae (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnologisches Magazin 3(Sonderausgabe): 1-27. -- Show included taxa

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

Smith, A. M. (1986b). The tarantula: classification and identification guide. Fitzgerald Publishing London, 179 pp. -- Show included taxa

Smith, A. M. (1987d). The tarantula: classification and identification guide (second ed.). Fitzgerald Publishing London, 179 pp. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2026-01-27 First description of female Galleti-Lima et al., 2026
2026-01-27 New taxonomic reference entry Galleti-Lima et al., 2026

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