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Aphonopelma vorhiesi

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Aphonopelma vorhiesi
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Aphonopelma
Species:
A. vorhiesi
Binomial name
Aphonopelma vorhiesi

Aphonopelma vorhiesi (also called the Tucson bronze or Madrean red rump[citation needed]) is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae, found in Arizona and New Mexico. [2] This species looks similar to the Aphonopelma chalcodes, but it is far more rare in captivity.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Taxon details Aphonopelma vorhiesi (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-02-10
  2. ^ Hamilton, C.A.; Hendrixson, B.E. & Bond, J.E. (2016), "Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States", ZooKeys (560): 1–340, Bibcode:2016ZooK..560....1H, doi:10.3897/zookeys.560.6264, PMC 4768370, PMID 27006611