Chaetopelma altugkadirorum Gallon, Gabriel & Tansley, 2012

Described by Richard C Gallon, Ray Gabriel, Guy Tansley

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Gallon, R. C., Gabriel, R. & Tansley, G. (2012). A new Chaetopelma species from the Eastern Mediterranean (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Ischnocolinae). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 27(4): 128-139 [p. 130, Plates 1b-9a, Figs. 1-5].

Distribution

TurkeySyria

Type Locality: Turkey, Yayladaği, Hatay Province, 475 m a.s.l.

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 1 adult male specimen record, against the rainfall where they live

Adult males collected

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality, Turkey, Yayladaği, Hatay Province, 475 m a.s.l. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 589 m. Northern hemisphere seasons.

Etymology

A patronym honouring both Mr. Kadir Buğaç Kunt and Mr. Altuğ Kiziltuğ, whose efforts were instrumental in securing material of this species for description.

Specimen Records (2)

OUMNH-2009-020 ♂ Type Turkey

Turkey, Yayladaği, Hatay Province, 475 m a.s.l.

April 2009 · col. R ay Gabriel, Richard Gallon, Altuğ Kiziltuğ, Kadir Kunt and Guy Tansley

OUMNH-2009-020 ♀ Type Turkey