''Phormingochilus'' is a

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that was first described by

Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist. Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward ...

in 1895. They are occasionally kept as

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s, and are known for moving in bursts of speed and being defensive when cornered.

Diagnosis

They can be distinguished by the round apex of the male

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, they can also be distinguished by the size of leg 1 and 4 in females. Further more, they can only be found in

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 eas ...

Species

it contains four species, found on

: *'' Phormingochilus arboricola'' (

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& Barensteiner, 2015) –

*'' Phormingochilus everetti'' Pocock, 1895 ( type) – Borneo *'' Phormingochilus pennellhewlettorum'' Smith & Jacobi, 2015 –

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(Borneo) *'' Phormingochilus tigrinus'' Pocock, 1895 – Borneo Formerly included: *''P. carpenteri'' Smith & Jacobi, 2015 → '' Lampropelma carpenteri'' *''P. fuchsi'' Strand, 1906 → '' Omothymus fuchsi'' *''P. kirki'' Smith & Jacobi, 2015 → '' Lampropelma carpenteri''

References

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

Diagnosis

Species

See also

References