Brachypelma annitha n.sp. and
Brachypelma hamorii n.sp. (Mexico) show morphological differences with
B. smithi although visually closer to the latter. Spermathecae and copulatory organs of males are food for thought. Indeed, if the spermathecae of
hamorii are distinct, those of
annitha are not. On the other hand, in the copulatory organs and tibial apophysis, the opposite is true: where the bulbs and tibial apophysis of
annitha are distinct from
smithi, in contrast those of
hamorii are similar to the latter making it possible to consider including these as a subspecies in the genus.
Arachnides 32: 8-20