Bacillochilus xenostridulans
| Bacillochilus xenostridulans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpactirinae |
| Genus: | Bacillochilus |
| Species: | B. xenostridulans |
| Binomial name | |
| Bacillochilus xenostridulans Gallon, 2010 | |
Bacillochilus xenostridulans is a species of tarantula, endemic to Angola, in the subfamily Harpactirinae.[1]
Etymology
The specific name is a mixture of a Greek word "ξενος", xenos (meaning "foreign" or "strange"), and a Latin word "stridulere" (meaning "to creak" or, in this sense, "to stridulate"), altogether meaning "to stridulate strangely", referring to the unusual and distinct form of the stridulation organ.[2]
Characteristics
Bacillochilus xenostridulans is distinguished from other Harpactarine generae by the stridulating organ; which consists of a long scopula which is surrounded by plumose setae, on the retrolateral side of the chelicerae. Additional features include the lack of a prolateral cheliceral scopula; a transverse fovea; multiple lobes on the maxillae and labium; and a long distal segment of spinnerets.[2]
References
- ↑ WSC "Bacillochilus xenostridulans Gallon, 2010". Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- 1 2 Gallon, R. C. (2010b). A new genus and species of Harpactirinae from coastal Angola (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 79-82. Retrieved January 18, 2016