-pelma

[GPulchra]

I have noticed that genus names often end with -pelma, such as stromatopelma, chromatopelma, aphonopelma, brachypelma, avicularia...pelma. What does this mean? Does -pelma even have a meaning? It seems a bit long to just be some word-finisher.

 

[Anubis77]

Foot. Aphonopelma means "silent foot" for instance.

http://www.atshq.org/articles/beechwp2.html

 

[GPulchra]

Foot. Aphonopelma means "silent foot" for instance.

http://www.atshq.org/articles/beechwp2.html

Thank you, that explains a lot.

 

[Bothrops]

I brachypelma, avicularia...pelma.

Hahaha :clap:

 

[Falk]

Pelma = (sole of) foot