Paracenobiopelma is a formerly monotypic genus of South American brushed trapdoor spiders.
| Paracenobiopelma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| P. gerecormophilum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Paracenobiopelma Feio, 1952[1] |
| Species: | P. gerecormophilum |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracenobiopelma gerecormophilum Feio, 1952 | |
Its formerly single species, Paracenobiopelma gerecormophilum, was first described in 1952,[2] and has only been found in Brazil.[1] In 2025, P. vesca was described from Ecuador.[1]
Their closest relatives are found in the genus Sason, which occur in south Asia.[3]
Name
editThe genus name is combined from the Ancient Greek "para" (παρά), meaning "near to", and the genus name "Cenobiopelma", now renamed "Oligoxystre". "Cenobiopelma" is derived from the Ancient Greek roots ceno "evacuation", bio "life", and pelma "sole of the foot".
The species name is derived from the roots ger "to carry", cormo "tree trunk" and philum "to like".
Species
editAs of October 2025[update], this genus now includes two species:[1]
- Paracenobiopelma gerecormophilum Feio, 1952 – Brazil (type species)
- Paracenobiopelma vesca Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Paracenobiopelma Feio, 1952". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ↑ Feio, J. L. de A. (1952). "A remarkable arboreal mygalomorpha "Paracenobiopelma gerecormophila" g. n., sp. n. (Araneae, Barychelidae)". Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro. 113 (Zool): 1–23.
- ↑ Raven, R. (1986). "A revision of the spider genus Sason Simon (Sasoninae, Barychelidae, Mygalomorphae) and its historical biogeography" (PDF). J. Arachnol. 14: 47–70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2008-01-23.