Selenogyrus brunneus
Appearance
Selenogyrus brunneus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Selenogyrus |
Species: | S. brunneus
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Binomial name | |
Selenogyrus brunneus Strand, 1907[1]
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Selenogyrus brunneus is a species of tarantula (family Theraphosidae, subfamily Selenogyrinae), found in West Africa (likely Togo).[2]
Characteristics
[edit]S. brunneus is brown with greyish-olive green hairs and is about 50mm long. Foveal groove procurved. Embrik Strand gave no further details in his description of the species (other than the eye arrangement and spination).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Selenogyrus brunneus Strand, 1907. World Spider Catalog. NMBE. Retrieved June, 2016
- ^ a b Smith, A. M. (1990c). Baboon spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East. Fitzgerald Publishing, London, pp. 1-142