| Orphnaecus dichromatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Orphnaecus |
| Species: | O. dichromatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orphnaecus dichromatus Schmidt & von Wirth, 1991 | |
Orphnaecus dichromatus is a species of selenocosmiine tarantula, in the Phlogiellini tribe. [1]
This species was originally described as Chilocosmia dichromata by Schmidt & von Wirth, in 1991. In 2005, Peters changed the name to Selenocosmia dichromatus, [1] and in 2012, West, Nunn & Hogg placed Chilocosmia (along with C. dichromatus) as a junior synonym of Orphnaecus, creating the combination Orphnaecus dichromatus. [2]
O. dichromatus has 10 large (and some small) teeth on the chelicerae in a row. It also has 4-5 rows of strikers (also on the chelicerae), that are basally thickest and longest. The 3 rows 10 unequal coxal strikers are clavate (scimitar shaped) and arranged in a semicircular shape. The cephalothorax, coxae and trochanter are reddish-brown and the abdomen and other leg segments are brown. [3]
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