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Chilobrachys

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Chilobrachys
Adult male Chilobrachys fimbriatus.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Subfamily: Selenocosmiinae
Genus: Chilobrachys
Karsch, 1892[1]
Type species
Chilobrachys nitelinus
Karsch, 1892
Species

31, see text

Chilobrachys is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1892.[2] They are found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. They are usually medium or large-sized, and they can stridulate by using small spines present on the chelicerae.[3]

Identification features

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A Chilobrachys dyscolus tarantula.

They have special stridulating organs in their chelicerae, which are made of short spines. Males have a palpal bulb which ends in a long and slender blade like spine, females have one pair of spermatheca. The anterior eyes form almost a straight line. Their legs have a narrower scapulae at the tip of the metatarsus.[3]

Deaths

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No tarantula is considered deadly, but Chilobrachys have maybe the most potent venom, aside from Poecilotheria.[citation needed] Some cases have been reported where bites by Chilobrachys hardwickei resulted in gangrene and unconfirmed death.[4]

Species

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As of July 2022 it contains thirty-one species, found in Asia:[1]

In synonymy:

One species has been changed to Selenocosmia:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Chilobrachys Karsch, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. ^ Karsch, F. (1892). "Arachniden von Ceylon und von Minikoy gesammelt von den Herren Doctoren P. und F. Sarasin". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 36: 267–310.
  3. ^ a b Zhu, Ming-Sheng; Zhang, Rui (2008). "Revision of the Theraphosid Spiders from China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae)". The Journal of Arachnology. 36 (2): 425–447. doi:10.1636/CA07-94.1. ISSN 0161-8202. JSTOR 25434306. S2CID 86482441.
  4. ^ Banerjee K, Banerjee R, Mukherjee AK, Ghosh D (1997). "Tarantula bite leads to death and gangrene". Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 63 (2): 125–126. PMID 20944295.