Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin, 1940
desert blond tarantula
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FAMILY: THERAPHOSIDAE Thorell, 1870 Genus: Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 Species: Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin, 1940  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
tarantulas
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
desert blond tarantula
Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: USA
Natural History & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† (not yet recorded or unknown)
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Habitat (published): (not yet published or unknown)
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Image(s) of Habitus:
Details About Males
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
| Male Dimensions: (Dimensions not yet available) |
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Details About Females
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
| Female Dimensions: (Dimensions not yet available) |
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
| Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin 1940 |
| Aphonopelma chalcodes Hancock & Hancock 1989 |
| Aphonopelma chalcodes Smith 1995 |
| Aphonopelma chalcodes Peters 2000 |
| Aphonopelma chalcodes Peters 2003 |
Taxonomic References‡ 
Chamberlin, R. V. 1940. New American tarantulas of the family Aviculariidae. Bull. Univ. Utah 30(13): 1-39.
Hancock, K. & J. Hancock. 1989. Sex determination of immature theraphosid spiders from their cast skins. 1989. Published by the authors, Southminster, England, 61 pp.
Peters, H.-J. 2003. Tarantulas of the World: Amerika's Vogelspinnen. Published by the author, Wegberg, Germany, 328 pp.
Peters, H.-J. 2000. Tarantulas of the world: Kleiner Atlas der Vogelspinnen - Band 1. Published by the author, 148 pp.
Smith, A. M. 1995. Tarantula Spiders: Tarantulas of the U.S.A. and Mexico. Fitzgerald Publ., London, 196 pp.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
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