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Cyrtopholis
Cyrtopholis portoricae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Cyrtopholis
Simon, 1892[1]
Type species
C. cursor
(Ausserer, 1875)
Species

24, see text

Cyrtopholis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[2]

Species

As of March 2020 it contains twenty-four species, found in the Caribbean and South America:[1]

In synonymy:

  • C. debilis Franganillo, 1931 = Cyrtopholis unispina Franganillo, 1926
  • C. debilis Franganillo, 1931 = Cyrtopholis major (Franganillo, 1926)

Transferred to other genera:

  • Cyrtopholis angustata Kraus, 1955Stichoplastoris
  • Cyrtopholis cyanea Rudloff, 1994Citharacanthus
  • Cyrtopholis longistyla Kraus, 1955Stichoplastoris
  • Cyrtopholis lycosoides Tullgren, 1905Acanthoscurria
  • Cyrtopholis palmarum Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945Umbyquyra
  • Cyrtopholis pernix (Ausserer, 1875)Hemirrhagus
  • Cyrtopholis sargi Strand, 1907Citharacanthus
  • Cyrtopholis schmidti Rudloff, 1996Umbyquyra
  • Cyrtopholis schusterae Kraus, 1955Stichoplastoris

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. ^ Simon, E (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.