Mygalarachne

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Mygalarachne
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Mygalarachne
Ausserer, 1871 [1]
Species:
M. brevipes
Binomial name
Mygalarachne brevipes
Ausserer, 1871

Mygalarachne is a monotypic genus of Honduran tarantulas containing the single species, Mygalarachne brevipes. It was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871, [2] and is found in Honduras. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Mygalarachne Ausserer, 1871". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  2. Ausserer, A. (1871). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor)". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 21: 117–224.