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Phoneyusa rutilata

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Phoneyusa rutilata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Phoneyusa
Species:
P. rutilata
Binomial name
Phoneyusa rutilata
(Simon, 1907)[1]

Phoneyusa rutilata, or the West African gray baboon spider,[citation needed] is a member of the tarantula family, Theraphosidae.[1]

Description

Phoneyusa rutilata is a burrowing spider. It is dull black and gray in color.[citation needed]

Distribution

Phoneyusa rutilata was originally described in Guinea-Bissau,[1] in Bolama. The spider is also distributed throughout the savannahs of West Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, and southwestern Mali.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Taxon details Phoneyusa rutilata (Simon, 1907)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-05-24