| Euphrictus squamosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Euphrictus |
| Species: | E. squamosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphrictus squamosus | |
Euphrictus squamosus is a tarantula (family Theraphosidae) in the Selenogyrinae subfamily. [2] It is native to the Congo. [1]
The species was first described by Pierre Benoit in 1965 as the type species, Zophopelma squamosa, of a new genus Zophopelma, placed in the family Barychelidae. [3] After analysing its features, Robert J. Raven considered the species to belong to the family Theraphosidae rather than Barychelidae, and also transferred it to the genus Euphrictus as E. squamosus. [4] The transfer has been accepted by most sources, [1] but Andrew M. Smith in 1990, although agreeing with the changed family placement, questioned Raven's view that Zophopelma and Euphrictus are synonymous. [2]
Euphrictus squamosus is characterized by yellow-white scales on its cephalothorax, for both genders. It has a slightly shorter embolus than Euphrictus spinosus . It is 11.4 mm long and reddish-brown in colour. [3]
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Tigidia is a genus of brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1892.
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Harpactirella is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was transferred to the tarantulas in 1985.
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