The species referred to as Eurypelma californicum (Theraphosidae) in more than 100 publications is likely to be Aphonopelma hentzi

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 128-130

  Nentwig, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

nomen dubium; physiological research; synonymy; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

APHONOPELMA; APHONOPELMA HENTZI; ARANEAE; EURYPELMA CALIFORNICUM; THERAPHOSIDAE;

EID: 84860231117     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/A11-69.1     Document Type: Article

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