Fabiano-Da-Silva, Willian;Guadanucci, José Paulo Leite;Lucas, Giraldo Alayón Garcia Sylvia Marlene;Dasilva, Marcio Bernardino
Cyrtopholis
Sign in to saveCyrtopholis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Species
Common Puerto Rican Brown Tarantula
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyTheraphosidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Collections
- MCZ, INHS
- Recorded in
- United States, Antigua And Barbuda, Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Theraphosidae
- Image
- Tarantula at the El Morro ruins in Old San Juan Puerto Rico.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Diagnosis
- Species
- In synonymy
- [[Nomen dubium]]
- [[Nomen nudum]]
- Transferred to other genera
- References
Cyrtopholis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
== Diagnosis == This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter of the pedipalps and the legs I. They also have type 1 and 3 urticating hairs on the abdomen. The spermatheca of females is formed by 2 long receptacles with no fusion at the base.
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