Typhochlaena
| Typhochlaena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Typhochlaena C.L. Koch, 1850[1] |
Typhochlaena is a genus of rare tarantulas.[2] All the species except for T. seladonia were first described by Rogério Bertani in 2012.[1]
Characteristics
Typhochlaena differs from all other aviculariine species by having a domed, short distal segment on the posterior lateral spinneret; the sternum is as long as wide, truncated behind; they are also quite small, with urticating hairs type II. [3]
Species
As of January 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Typhochlaena amma Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Typhochlaena costae Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Typhochlaena curumim Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Typhochlaena paschoali Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Typhochlaena seladonia (C.L. Koch, 1841) (type species) – Brazil
References
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Typhochlaena C.L. Koch, 1850", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), retrieved 2016-01-13
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/jun/23/new-to-nature-tarantula-typhochlaena-costae
- ↑ Bertani, R. (2012). Revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1859, Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901 and Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae). ZooKeys 230: 1-94. Retrieved February 2, 2016
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