Selenogyrus austini

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Selenogyrus austini
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Selenogyrus
Species:
S. austini
Binomial name
Selenogyrus austini
Smith, 1990

Selenogyrus austini is a theraphosid spider. As of February 2016, it is a member of the selenogyrinae. It is native to Sierra Leone. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name "austini" is in honour of the collector of the type specimens, Mr. E. E. Austin. [1]

Characteristics

S. austini has a characteristic crescent-shaped layout of the granules on the labium, and also has unique layout of the labio-sternal "mounds": the anterior pair being larger than in other species. It also has relatively stout stridulatory clavate ("club-shaped" [2] ) setae on the chelicerae. The spermathecae are quite narrow at their base, and the clypeus is small but not absent. It is 41 mm in length. It is uniformly brown. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Selenogyrus austini Smith, 1990 World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ Hopkin, Steve P. (2007). A key to the Collembola (springtails) of Britain and Ireland. Shrewsbury: FSC. p. 202. ISBN   9781851532209.
  3. ↑ Smith, A. M. (1990). Baboon spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East. Fitzgerald Publishing, London, pp. 139.


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