Phormictopus
Sign in to savePhormictopus is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas) that occurs in the West Indies, mainly Cuba and Hispaniola, with three species probably misplaced in this genus found in Brazil and Argentina.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyTheraphosidae
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- Parent taxon
- Theraphosinae
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- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- In synonymy
- [[Nomen dubium|Nomina dubia]]
- Transferred to other genera
- References
- Further reading
Phormictopus is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas) that occurs in the West Indies, mainly Cuba and Hispaniola, with three species probably misplaced in this genus found in Brazil and Argentina.
==Description== Phormictopus species are quite large spiders; for example a female of Phormictus auratus had a total body length of with the longest leg (the fourth) being long. They have stridulating organs on the coxae and trochanters of the pedipalps and first pair of legs. Males have two apophyses (projections) on the tibia of the first pair of legs, and urticating hairs of type I. Females have a two-part spermatheca, and urticating hairs of types I and III.