Pterinochilus
| Pterinochilus | |
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| Pterinochilus murinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897 [1] |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pterinochilides Strand, 1920 | |
Pterinochilus is a genus of tarantulas (family Theraphosidae), in the subfamily known as baboon spiders. The species was first described in 1897 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock. The type species is P. vorax.
Species
As of May 2016[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Pterinochilus alluaudi Berland, 1914 – Kenya
- Pterinochilus andrewsmithi Gallon, 2009 – Kenya
- Pterinochilus chordatus (Gerstäcker, 1873) – East Africa
- Pterinochilus cryptus Gallon, 2008 – Angola
- Pterinochilus lapalala Gallon & Engelbrecht, 2011 – South Africa
- Pterinochilus lugardi Pocock, 1900 – Southern Africa, East Africa
- Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897 – Angola, Central, East and Southern Africa
- Pterinochilus raygabrieli Gallon, 2009 – Kenya
- Pterinochilus simoni Berland, 1917 – Angola, Congo
- Pterinochilus vorax Pocock, 1897 (type species) – Angola, Central, East Africa
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-05-20
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