Ceratogyrus
Sign in to saveCeratogyrus is a genus of tarantulas found in southern Africa. They are commonly called horned baboons for the foveal horn found on the peltidium in some species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyTheraphosidae
Ceratogyrus is een geslacht van spinnen uit de familie vogelspinnen (Theraphosidae). Soorten van dit geslacht onderscheiden zich door een hoorn op de thorax (borststuk) waar veel andere vogelspinsoorten een groef hebben. Hierin slaan ze voedsel op om zo de droge periodes te overleven. Deze agressieve vogelspinnen graven diepe holen in droge gebieden van het zuiden van Afrika.[1] Soorten De volgende soorten zijn bij het geslacht ingedeeld:[2] Ceratogyrus brachycephalus Hewitt, 1919 Ceratogyrus darlingi Pocock, 1897 Ceratogyrus dolichocephalus Hewitt, 1919 Ceratogyrus hillyardi (Smith, 1990) Ceratogyrus marshalli Pocock, 1897 Ceratogyrus meridionalis (Hirst, 1907) Ceratogyrus paulseni Gallon, 2005 Ceratogyrus pillansi (Purcell, 1902) Ceratogyrus sanderi Strand, 1906 Bronnen, noten en/of referenties ↑ Eugène Bruins, Terrarium Encyclopedie, Rebo Productions, 1999. ISBN 90 366 1176 8. ↑ Platnick, N.I. (2012) The world spider catalog, version 12.5. American Museum of Natural History. DOI: 10.5531/db.iz.0001.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 46
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Collections
- SAM, ARC-PPRI
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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- Theraphosidae
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- Caratogyrus darlingi exuvia.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
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Ceratogyrus is a genus of tarantulas found in southern Africa. They are commonly called horned baboons for the foveal horn found on the peltidium in some species.
== Diagnosis == They are readily distinguished from other African theraphosid genera by the combined presence of a retrolateral cheliceral scopula, composed of plumose, stridulatory setae, and the strongly procurved fovea. The fovea is typically strongly procurved and in some species surrounds a distinct protuberance. This protuberance may take the form of a simple posterior extension of the caput, a low-set plug or a prominent, discrete conical projection. All Ceratogyrus species possess a pale yellow anteriorly placed, transverse, sub-abdominal band. This feature is not distinct in other Harpatirinae except Augacephalus junodi. The absence of dense, ventral femoral fringes on the palpi and legs I and II distinguish Ceratogyrus spp. from female A. junodi.
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