Acentropelma
# Acentropelma

Acentropelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It was first described in 1901 by Pocock. As of 2020, it contains 2 species.

## Description

Genus Acentropelma resembles genus Metriopelma, with the distinction of Scopula on the first leg and palp.

## List of Species

The following is a list of known species within the genus Acentropelma:

* Acentropelma gutzkei (Reichling, 1997) - Belize
* Acentropelma spinulosum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) (type) - Guatemala

## Etymology

The term Acentropelma comes from the Greek combining form "a-" meaning "not, without, or opposite to", the Latin, "Centro-", meaning "Center"., and the Greek "-Pelma" meaning "the underside or sole of the foot".

