''Lyrognathus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of Asian

tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...

that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.

Species

it contains seven species, all found in Asia: *'' Lyrognathus achilles'' West & Nunn, 2010 –

Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and ea ...

*'' Lyrognathus crotalus'' Pocock, 1895 ( type) –

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*'' Lyrognathus fuscus'' West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo *'' Lyrognathus giannisposatoi'' Nunn & West, 2013 –

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

( Sumatra) *'' Lyrognathus lessunda'' West & Nunn, 2010 – Indonesia (

Lombok Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is ...

) *'' Lyrognathus robustus'' Smith, 1988 –

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

*'' Lyrognathus saltator'' Pocock, 1900 – India In synonymy: *''L. liewi'' West, 1991 = ''Lyrognathus robustus'' Smith, 1988 *''L. pugnax'' Pocock, 1900 = ''Lyrognathus crotalus'' Pocock, 1895

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Asia Taxa named by R. I. Pocock Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

See also

References