Orphnaecus philippinus

Orphnaecus philippinus
Orphnaecus philippinus
Orphnaecus philippinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Orphnaecus
Species: O. philippinus
Binomial name
Orphnaecus philippinus
Schmidt, 1999

Orphnaecus philippinus is a species of tarantula, in the Phlogiellini tribe and Selenocosmiinae subfamily. It is native to the Philippines.[1]

Taxonomy

Orphnaecus philippinus was described in 1999, by Schmidt, as Selenobrachys philippinus, but in 2012, West, Nunn and Hogg made the genus Selenobrachys a junior synonym of Orphnaecus.[1]

Orphnaecus philippinus

Characteristics

O. philippinus is red in colour. It is 28mm long, or 30mm with chelicerae included. The fovea is procurved. The retrolateral face of the chelicerae is setae-less and the stridulatory setae on the maxillae are butter knife shaped.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Orphnaecus philippinus Schmidt, 1999 World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. Schmidt, G. (1999b). Selenobrachys philippinus gen. et sp. n. (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Selenocosmiinae), eine neue Theraphosidae sp. von der Insel Negros (Philippinen). Arachnologisches Magazin 7(5/6): 1-13
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