Aphonopelma peloncillo
♀ Female described ♂ Male described
Female Type Locality and Records
Type locality
Distribution
Type Locality: from along Hwy-338, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico
Adult Male Activity
Collection months of 16 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live
Adult males collected
Of 16 adult males, 15 of 16 (94%) fall in the six wettest months, and 16 of 16 (100%) in the six warmest. Collections peak in July.
Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality, from along Hwy-338, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 1900 m. Northern hemisphere seasons.
Etymology
The specific epithet is a noun in apposition taken from type locality, the Peloncillo Mountains in southwestern New Mexico, where this species was first discovered.
Specimen Records (30)
APH_0672 ♂ Type USA
APH_1181 ♀ Type USA
APH_1190 ♂ Type USA
APH_1296 ♀ Type USA
AUMS_2246 ♂ USA
APH_0411 ♂ USA
APH_0666 ♀ USA
APH_0667 juvenile USA
APH_0668 juvenile USA
APH_0669 juvenile USA
APH_0670 ♂ USA
APH_0671 juvenile USA
APH_0673 ♂ USA
APH_0681 ♀ USA
APH_0682 juvenile USA
APH_0683 ♀ USA
APH_0684 ♀ USA
APH_0685 ♂ USA
APH_0718 ♂ USA
APH_0719 ♂ USA
APH_0723 ♂ USA
APH_0724 ♂ USA
APH_1182 ♀ USA
APH_1188 ♂ USA
APH_1189 ♂ USA
APH_1191 ♂ USA
APH_1226 ♂ USA
APH_1227 ♂ USA
APH_1297 ♀ USA
APH_1516 ♀ USA