title: Acentropelma
text: # 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".
  
  