Euphrictus spinosus
Appearance
Euphrictus spinosus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Euphrictus |
Species: | E. spinosus
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Binomial name | |
Euphrictus spinosus |
Euphrictus spinosus is a tarantula (family Theraphosidae), subfamily Selenogyrinae, first described by A.S. Hirst in 1908. It is only known from the male, and from the Dja River, Cameroon.[2]
Description
Only the male is known. Euphrictus spinosus is distinguished by having 7-8 spines on the tibia of the first leg; having a yellowish carapace and a brown abdomen with long bright yellow hairs; and a long tapering embolus with a slight twist in the middle. Its body is 15.5 mm long and it has a stridulating organ between its chelicera. It also lacks a clypeus.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Taxon details Euphrictus spinosus Hirst, 1908". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- ^ a b Hirst, A.S. (1908). On a new type of stridulating-organ in mygalomorph spiders, with the description of a new genus and species belonging to the suborder. Vol. 8. pp. 401–405. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
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ignored (help) - ^ Smith, A.M. (1990). Baboon spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East. London: Fitzgerald Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9510939-7-9.