Selenobrachys

Selenobrachys
Selenobrachys philippinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999 [1]
Type species
S. philippinus Schmidt, 1999
Species
2, see text

Selenobrachys is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Schmidt in 1999. ^[2] The genus was considered a junior synonym of Orphnaecus in 2012, ^[3] but was re-classified as its own genus in 2025. ^[4]

Species

As of March 2025 ^[update] it contains 2 species, both from the Philippines: ^[1]

• Selenobrachys philippinus Schmidt, 1999
• Selenobrachys ustromsupasius Acuña et al., 2025

References

1. "Gen. Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999". World Spider Catalog Version 26.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2025. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 8 November 2025.
2. Schmidt, G (1999). "Selenobrachys philippinus gen. et sp. n. (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Selenocosmiinae), eine neue Theraphosidae sp. von der Insel Negros (Philippinen)". Arachnologisches Magazin. 7 (5/6): 1–13.
3. West, R. C.; Nunn, S. C.; Hogg, S. (2012). "A new tarantula genus, Psednocnemis, from west Malaysia (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with cladistic analysis and biogeography of Selenocosmiinae Simon 1889". Zootaxa. 3299: 23. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3299.1.1.
4. Acuña, Darrell C; Dumbrique, Maria Mikaela U; Ranido, Maricel C; Ragasa, Lorenz Rhuel P; Noriega, Charles Nylxon C; Mayor, Anna Beatriz R; Florendo Jr, Gregorio Antonio; Fadri, Mary Jane A; von Wirth, Volker; Santiago-Bautista, Myla R; Guevarra Jr, Leonardo A (31 Mar 2025). "Taxonomic revalidation of Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999 and Chilocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992 based on morphological and molecular analyses (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with the description of a new species from Romblon Island, Philippines". ZooKeys. 1233 (5126): 139–193. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1233.128056 . Retrieved 8 November 2025.