Reichlingia annae (Reichling, 1997)

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Reichling, S. B. (1997). A diminutive new species of Acanthopelma from Belize (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 10: 337-340.

Distribution

Belize

Type Locality: 0.5 km W of New River Lagoon, Indian Church Village, Orange Walk District, Belize

Etymology

The specific epithet is a patronym in honour of the author’s wife, Ann, in recognition of her partnership in arachnological investigation.

Taxonomic History

1997
Acanthopelma annae Reichling, 1997

Bibliography (2)

Reichling, S. B. (1997). A diminutive new species of Acanthopelma from Belize (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 10: 337-340.

Rudloff, J. (2001). Anmerkungen zur systematischen Stellung von Acanthopelma rufescens F.O.P.-Cambridge, 1897 und Acanthopelma annae Reichling, 1997 (Ischnocolinae: Theraphosidae: Mygalomorphae), sowie die Einrichtung einer neuen Gattung Reichlingia gen. nov. Arthropoda 9(3): 14-20.