Phormictopus
| Phormictopus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Theraphosinae |
| Genus: | Phormictopus Pocock, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Mygale cancerides Latreille, 1806 | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Diversity | |
| 14 species | |
Phormictopus is a genus of theraphosid spiders that occurs in the West Indies mainly Cuba.
Species
- Phormictopus atrichomatus Schmidt, 1991 — Hispaniola/Dominican Republic, Honduras (dubious location, but type locality described by Schmidt 1991)
- Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani, 2005 — Cuba
- Phormictopus bistriatus Rudloff, 2008 — Cuba
- Phormictopus cancerides (Latreille, 1806) — Hispaniola
- Phormictopus cautus (Ausserer, 1875) — Cuba
- Phormictopus cochleasvorax Rudloff, 2008 — Cuba
- Phormictopus cubensis Chamberlin, 1917 — Cuba
- Phormictopus fritzschei Rudloff, 2008 — Cuba
- Phormictopus jonai Rudloff, 2008 — Cuba
- Phormictopus meloderma Chamberlin, 1917 — Hispaniola
- Phormictopus platus Chamberlin, 1917 — USA (dubious), ? Hispnaola
- Phormictopus schepanskii Rudloff, 2008 — Cuba
Likely misplaced species Theraphosinae incertae sedis (cf Acanthoscurria), see Rudloff 2008.
- Phormictopus australis Mello-Leitão, 1941 — Argentina
- Phormictopus brasiliensis Strand, 1907 — Brazil
- Phormictopus ribeiroi Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
Further reading
- Platnick, Norman I. (2000-2011): The world spider catalog, version 11.5. American Museum of Natural History.
- Rudloff, J.P. (2008): Zur kenntnis der gattung Phormictopus Pocock 1901 - einem faunenelement der großen Antillen) Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae). Arthropoda. 15(4):2-51.
- Rudloff, J.P. (2004): Terraristischer steckbrief der vogelspinnengattung Phormictopus (Pocock 1901). Arthropoda. 12(4):17-22.
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