Chaetopelma turkesi Topçu & Demircan, 2014
Description
Male
Prosoma dark brown, with dark radiating stripes. Prosoma length: 6.0 mm. Chelicerae: promargin with 9-10 teeth. Opisthosoma pale grey with brown pattern.
Body length male: 14.0 mmFemale
Prosoma light brown, with dark radiating stripes. Prosoma length: 7.0 mm. Chelicerae: promargin with 9-10 teeth. Opisthosoma pale grey with brown pattern.
Body length female: 21.0 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Bulbus, retrolateral view
(Topçu & Demircan 2014)
Bulbus, dorsal view
(Topçu & Demircan 2014)
Tibial apophysis leg I, prolateral view
(Topçu & Demircan 2014)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Topçu & Demircan 2014)
Sternum
(Topçu & Demircan 2014)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Topçu & Demircan 2014)
Distribution List
References
Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Coşar İ (2025a) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2025 [last updated 01 December 2025], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info 
Topçu A, Demircan N (2014) A new species of the genus Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Turkey. Zoology in the Middle East 60: 267-271
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2