Selenogyrus africanus
| Selenogyrus africanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Selenogyrus |
| Species: | S. africanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Selenogyrus africanus Simon, 1887 | |
Selenogyrus africanus is a species of tarantula, which is native to the Ivory Coast and is a member of the Selenogyrinae subfamily.[1]
Taxonomy
Selenogyrus africanus was originally described as Hapalopus africanus by Eugéne Simon in 1889, but Reginald Innes Pocock, in 1897, recognized that it had all the characteristics of Selenogyrus and placed it in that genus.[1] Andrew Smith claimed that Selenogyrus africanus "is in urgent need of redescription".[2]
Description
Selenogyrus africanus has a procurved fovea, and many spines on the labium.[3]
References
- 1 2 Selenogyrus africanus Simon, 1887 World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ Smith, A. M. (1990c). Baboon spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East. Fitzgerald Publishing, London, pp. 138.
- ↑ Simon, E. (1887a). Etudes arachnologiques. 19e Mémoire. XXVII. Arachnides recueillis à Assinie (Afrique occidentale) par MM. Chaper et Alluaud. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (6) 7: p.p. 275-276. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
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