Orphnaecus
| Orphnaecus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Orphnaecus Simon, 1892 |
Orphnaecus is a selenocosmine tarantula, within the Phlogiellini tribe.[1] It has 3 species, 2 of which are from the Philippines and 1 of which is from New Guinea.[2]
Characteristics
Orphnaecus has lanceolate stridulatory strikers (i.e. spines on the chelicerae) and about 50 of them. The male embolus has a single strong retrolateral keel.[1]
Species
As of February 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[2]
- Orphnaecus dichromatus (Schmidt & von Wirth, 1982) - New Guinea
- Orphnaecus pellitus Simon, 1892 - Philippines
- Orphnaecus philippinus (Schmidt, 1999) - Philippines
References
- 1 2 West, R. C., Nunn, S. C. & Hogg, S. (2012). A new tarantula genus, Psednocnemis, from west Malaysia (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with cladistic analysis and biogeography of Selenocosmiinae Simon 1889. Zootaxa 3299: 1-43.
- 1 2 Orphnaecus Simon, 1892. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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