8, see text Thrixopelma is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt in 1994.

[2] They are medium to large tarantulas, usually being 35mm to 60mm in body length.

[3] Males can be distinguished by the presence of two crests in the palpal bulb.

Females can be distinguished by the spermathecae, which is made up of two separate hypersclerotized receptacles.

[3] As of August 2022[update] it contains 8 species, found in South America:[1]