Lyrognathus fuscus

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Lyrognathus fuscus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Lyrognathus
Species:
L. fuscus
Binomial name
Lyrognathus fuscus
West & Nunn, 2010 [1]

Lyrognathus fuscus is a theraphosid spider species in the genus Lyrognathus , found in Borneo. [1] The scientific name for the species was first published in 2010 by West and Nunn. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Taxon details Lyrognathus fuscus West & Nunn, 2010". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  2. West, Rick C; Nunn, Steven C (2010). "A taxonomic revision of the tarantula spider genus Lyrognathus Pocock 1895". Zootaxa . 2362 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2362.1.1. ISSN   1175-5334.