Selenogyrus caeruleus
| Selenogyrus caeruleus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Selenogyrus |
| Species: | S. caeruleus
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| Binomial name | |
| Selenogyrus caeruleus Pocock, 1897[1]
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Selenogyrus caeruleus is a species of tarantula (family Theraphosidae, subfamily Selenogyrinae[2]) native to Sierra Leone.[1]
Characteristics
Selenogyrus caeruleus has characteristic colouration; grey-brown with metallic blue reflections. The labio-sternum mounds are weakly defined and the stridulating organ on the inner side of the chelicerae is present and formed of long clavate (scimitar shaped) setae. The tarsal scopulae are separated by a band of setae. It is 44mm long. Metatarsal and tarsal segments of legs 3 and 4 are heavily spined. The female's spermathecae are stouter at the base than S. austini.[2]
References
- ^ a b Species Selenogyrus caeruleus Pocock, 1897. World Spider Catalog. NMBE. Retrieved June, 2016
- ^ a b Smith, A. M. (1990). Baboon spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East. Fitzgerald Publishing, London, pp. 1-142