Homoeomma (eyelike, from
Ancient Greekὅμοιος, like, and
ὄμμα, eye) is a
genus of South American
tarantulas that was first described by
Anton Ausserer in 1871.[5] It is considered a senior synonym of Calopelma,[3]Butantania,[2] and of Cyclothoracoides.[4] These
tarantulas are usually quite small and usually
burrow a few centimeters under a rock or log.[6]
Diagnosis
Males of this genus can be distinguished by the tile-like
apophysis on the base of the
palpal bulb, and the
embolus being in an obtuse angle, in relation to the bulb. Males also have a flexion of the
metatarsus 1, which is between the branches of the
tibialapophysis. Females can be distinguished by the
spermatheca morphology, which lacks constriction in the apex.[6]
Species
As of August 2022[update] it contains thirteen species, found in South America:[1]
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abcGloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2022).
"Gen. Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871". World Spider Catalog Version 23.0. Natural History Museum Bern.
doi:
10.24436/2. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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abPérez-Miles, F.; et al. (1996). "Systematic revision and cladistic analysis of Theraphosinae (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Mygalomorph. 1: 52.
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abGerschman de P., B. S.; Schiapelli, R. D. (1972). "El género Homoeomma Ausserer 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Physis, Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales. 31: 241.
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abLucas, S. M.; Indicatti, R. P. (2015). "Revalidation of Dolichothele Mello-Leitão and notes on Hapalotremus Simon (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 50 (3): 210.
doi:
10.1080/01650521.2015.1103553.
S2CID86093834.