Reichlingia

Reichlingia is a monotypic genus of Central American tarantulas containing the single species, Reichlingia annae. The genus was first described in 2001,^[2] and has only been found in Belize.^[1]

Reichlingia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Reichlingia Rudloff, 2001[1]
Species:	R. annae
Binomial name
Reichlingia annae (Reichling, 1997)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Acanthopelma annae Reichling, 1997

Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was moved to the tarantula family in 2014,^[3] and is a member of the Ischnocolinae subfamily.^[4] The sole species was originally described by Steven B. Reichling as Acanthopelma annae, but was changed to Reichlingia annae when it was transferred to this genus in 2001.^[2] It is named after Reichling's wife Ann, who helped with the arachnological investigation.^[5]