Satyrex

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Satyrex
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Subfamily: Eumenophorinae
Genus: Satyrex
Zamani & von Wirth, 2025 [1]
Type species
S. ferox
Zamani, von Wirth & Stockmann, 2025
Species

5, see text

Satyrex is a genus of tarantulas in the family Theraphosidae. [2]

Contents

The genus is partially characterised by possessing the longest male palps known in tarantulas, possibly functioning in cannibalism avoidance during mating. [1]

Distribution

Satyrex is distributed across the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. The genus occurs in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, and Somalia. [2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Satyr, a part-man, part beast entity from Greek mythology known for his exceptionally large genitals, and the Latin rēx, meaning king. [1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes five species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Zamani, A.; Wirth, V. von; Fabiánek, P.; Höfling, J.; Just, P.; Korba, J.; Petzold, A.; Stockmann, M.; Elmi, H. S. A.; Vences, M.; Opatova, V. (2025). "Size matters: a new genus of tarantula with the longest male palps, and an integrative revision of Monocentropus Pocock, 1897 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Eumenophorinae)". ZooKeys (1247): 89–126. Bibcode:2025ZooK.1247...89Z. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.162886 . Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Satyrex Zamani & von Wirth, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-28.
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