Cyrtopholis

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Cyrtopholis
Cyrtopholis portoricae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Cyrtopholis
Simon, 1892[1]
Type species
C. cursor
(Ausserer, 1875)
Species

22, see text

Synonyms

Cyrtosternum Ausserer, 1875

Cyrtopholis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[2]

Diagnosis[edit]

This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter of the pedipalps and the legs I. They also own type 1 and 3 urticating hairs on the abdomen. The spermatheca of females is formed by 2 long receptacles with no fusion at the base.[3]

Species[edit]

As of May 2022 it contains twenty-two species, found in the Caribbean and South America:[1]

In synonymy[edit]

Nomen dubium[edit]

  • Cyrtopholis meridionalis (Keyserling, 1891) - Brazil


Nomen nudum[edit]

  • Cyrtopholis respina Franganillo, 1935 - Cuba

Transferred to other genera[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. ^ Simon, E (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  3. ^ Fabiano-Da-Silva, Willian; Leite Guadanucci, José Paulo; Alayón Garcia, Giraldo; Marlene Lucas, Sylvia; Bernardino Dasilva, Marcio (2020). "Taxonomy of the genus Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae): Cuban species described by Pelegrín Franganillo Balboa". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 30, 2022.