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An Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula (Megophobema velvetosoma) on the forest floor -
Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula - top view, Sani Lodge, Ecuador -
Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula - closeup, Sani Lodge, Ecuador -
Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula - full body view, Sani Lodge, Ecuador -
Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula, Sani Lodge, Ecuador -
Megaphobema velvetosoma, Leticia, Colombia
Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula
Megaphobema velvetosoma
The theraphosid Megaphobema velvetosoma was described in 1995 from Ecuador. It is very closely related to Megaphobema robustu (Ausserer, 1875) but differs by velvet-brown (female) respectively brown-blackish (male) colour. The ventral tibia spur bears a long spine spine-shaped process. the spermatheca is regurarly rounded.
