Abdomegaphobema

Abdomegaphobema is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae.^[2]

Abdomegaphobema
A. mesomelas in Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Abdomegaphobema Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Léon-E., Cisneros-Heredia, Brescovit & Lucas, 2023[1]
Type species
Eurypelma mesomelas O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892
Species
2, see text

Distribution

Both described species are endemic to Costa Rica.^[2]

Taxonomy

Both species were transferred to this newly erected genus from Megaphobema in 2023.^[1]

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes two species:^[2]

• Abdomegaphobema mesomelas (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892) – Costa Rica (type species)
• Abdomegaphobema peterklaasi (Schmidt, 1994) – Costa Rica