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. It is considered a senior synonym of Calopelma, Butantania, and of Cyclothoracoides. These tarantulas are usually quite small and usually burrow a few centimeters under a rock or log.
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.
Species
As of August2022[update] it contains thirteen species, found in South America:
123Gloor, 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.
12Pérez-Miles, F.; etal. (1996). "Systematic revision and cladistic analysis of Theraphosinae (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Mygalomorph. 1: 52.
12Gerschman 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.
12Lucas, 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. Bibcode:2015SNFE...50..204L. doi:10.1080/01650521.2015.1103553. S2CID86093834.
