Melopoeus vonwirthi (Schmidt, 2005)

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Schmidt, G. (2005). Haplopelma vonwirthi sp. n., eine neue Art der Haplopelma minax-Gruppe aus Südostasien (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornitoctoninae). Tarantulas of the World 103: 4-12.

Distribution

Southeast Asia

Taxonomic History

Returned to Melopoeus Pocock, 1895, which Smith, Daniel & Vignaud (2026) restore. With the type species of Cyriopagopus deemed a nomen dubium, the species it had absorbed had to go somewhere; the authors, following von Wirth's examination of the relevant types, reject Raven's (1985) view that Melopoeus is a synonym of Haplopelma and place these seven in Melopoeus rather than Haplopelma.

Bibliography (2)

Schmidt, G. (2005). Haplopelma vonwirthi sp. n., eine neue Art der Haplopelma minax-Gruppe aus Südostasien (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornitoctoninae). Tarantulas of the World 103: 4-12.

Smith, A., Daniel, B. & 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.