Reversopelma petersi Schmidt, 2001

Common name: Peruvian rusty

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Schmidt, G. (2001). Reversopelma petersi sp. n. (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae), eine neue Spinnenart aus dem Nordesten Südamerikas. Arachnologisches Magazin 9(3/4): 1-10.

Distribution

Ecuador or Peru

Taxonomic History

2001
Reversopelma petersi Schmidt, 2001
2025
Peñaherrera-R. et al. (2025) examined the type material and emended the diagnosis of Reversopelma. Schmidt (2001) had diagnosed the genus partly on females bearing urticating setae Type I and males Type III — the reversal the generic name alludes to. That is erroneous: males carry Type I setae just as females do. The genus is now placed in Theraphosini and holds two species.

Bibliography (2)

Schmidt, G. (2001). Reversopelma petersi sp. n. (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae), eine neue Spinnenart aus dem Nordesten Südamerikas. Arachnologisches Magazin 9(3/4): 1-10.

Peñaherrera-R., P. J., Mora-Bolaños, J., Guerrero-Campoverde, A., León-E, R. J., Tamayo, D. R., Gabriel, R., Sherwood, D. & Cisneros-Heredia, D. F. (2025). A new species of Reversopelma Schmidt, 2001 from Ecuador, and two new tarantula genera from Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 20 (3): 462-472.