Psalmopoeus victori Mendoza, 2014

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047259

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Described:

Distribution: Mexico

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Type Repository Provide information
  • Paratype: Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) = Hope Entomological Collections Oxford (HECO), Oxford, UK 1m 1f (2011-087) - (Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019b)
  • Holotype: Colección Nacional de Arácnidos (CNAN), Institute of Biology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IBUNAM), Mexico City, Mexico m (T0086) - (Mendoza, 2014b)
  • Paratype: Colección Nacional de Arácnidos (CNAN), Institute of Biology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IBUNAM), Mexico City, Mexico 3m 2f (T0806, T0087, T0088) - (Mendoza, 2014b)
Taxonomic References
Psalmopoeus victori Mendoza, 2014b: 729, f. 1-13, 18-20, 27, 29-31 (Dmf) Original description
Psalmopoeus victori Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020b: 395, f. 24-31 (mf)
Psalmopoeus victori Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022: 96, f. 307-310 (f, S of Psalmopoeus copanensis, P. petenensis and P. sandersoni [all revalidated by Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025c: 495, 499])
Psalmopoeus victori Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025c: 500, f. 7A-D (m)
References

Cifuentes, Y. & Bertani, R. (2022). Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the tarantula genera Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871, Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1985, and Amazonius n. gen. (Theraphosidae, Psalmopoeinae). Zootaxa 5101(1): 1-123. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5101.1.1 -- Show included taxa

Gabriel, R. & Sherwood, D. (2020b). Revised taxonomic placement of some Mesoamerican Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895, with description of three new species (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(4): 387-398. doi: 10.13156/arac.2020.18.4.387 -- Show included taxa

Mendoza M., J. I. (2014b). Psalmopoeus victori, the first arboreal theraphosid spider described for Mexico (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Aviculariinae). Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 85: 728-735. doi: 10.7550/rmb.44597 -- Show included taxa

Peñaherrera-R., P., León-E., R. J., Guerrero-Campoverde, A., Falcón-Reibán, J. M., Fajardo-Torres, J. D., Picón-Rentería, P., Gabriel, R., Sherwood, D. & Cisneros-Heredia, D. F. (2025c). Novel insights on Psalmopoeinae Samm & Schmidt, 2010 (Araneae: Theraphosidae): new species, taxonomic restorations, and reversal of four erroneous synonymies. Arachnology 20(3): 491-508. doi: 10.13156/arac.2024.20.3.18 -- 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
2025-11-03 New taxonomic reference entry Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025c
2025-11-03 Species distribution update Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025c Old value
2025-11-02 Taxonomic reference assigned to new taxon Taxonomic reference entry assigned to Psalmopoeus petenensis Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020
2025-11-02 Taxonomic reference assigned to new taxon Taxonomic reference entry assigned to Psalmopoeus sandersoni Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020
2025-11-02 Taxonomic reference assigned to new taxon Taxonomic reference entry assigned to Psalmopoeus copanensis Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020
2025-11-02 Taxonomic reference assigned to new taxon Taxonomic reference entry assigned to Psalmopoeus copanensis Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020
2022-02-24 Species synonymy Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022 Psalmopoeus petenensis synonymized with Psalmopoeus victori
2022-02-24 Species synonymy Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022 Psalmopoeus sandersoni synonymized with Psalmopoeus victori
2022-02-24 Species synonymy Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022 Psalmopoeus copanensis synonymized with Psalmopoeus victori
2022-02-24 New taxonomic reference entry Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022
2022-02-24 Species distribution update Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022 Old value
2020-03-24 New taxonomic reference entry Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020b
2014-11-19 New taxonomic reference entry Mendoza, 2014b
2014-11-19 New species inserted Mendoza, 2014b

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