''Coremiocnemis'' is a

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tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the Family (biology), family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Therap ...

that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. They are named after the greek words korema, which means broom or brush, and kemis, meaning shin guard. Being a reference to the hirsute characteristics of the posterior legs.

Diagnosis

They can be distinguished from other genera by having long, hair brushes along the retrolateral

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and tarsus in leg 4. Females also have a

spermatheca The spermatheca (pronounced : spermathecae ), also called ''receptaculum seminis'' (: ''receptacula seminis''), is an organ of the female reproductive tract in insects, e.g. ants, bees, some molluscs, Oligochaeta worms and certain other in ...

e with two lobes, and males have pegs in the

chelicerae The chelicerae () are the arthropod mouthparts, mouthparts of the subphylum Chelicerata, an arthropod group that includes arachnids, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. Commonly referred to as "jaws", chelicerae may be shaped as either articulated ...

Species

it contains six species, with three other transferred to ''Psednocnemis'', they are found in

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: *'' Coremiocnemis cunicularia'' (Simon, 1892) (

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*'' Coremiocnemis hoggi'' West & Nunn, 2010 – Malaysia *''

Coremiocnemis kotacana ''Coremiocnemis'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. They are named after the greek words korema, which means broom or brush, and kemis, meaning shin guard. Being a refer ...

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Coremiocnemis obscura ''Coremiocnemis'' is a genus of tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the Family (biology), family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually ...

'' West & Nunn, 2010 – Malaysia *'' Coremiocnemis tropix''

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) *'' Coremiocnemis valida'' Pocock, 1895 –

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Transferred to other genera

* ''Coremiocnemis brachyramosa'' West & Nunn, 2010 → '' Psednocnemis brachyramosa'' * ''Coremiocnemis gnathospina'' West & Nunn, 2010 → '' Psednocnemis gnathospina'' * ''Coremiocnemis jeremyhuffi'' West & Nunn, 2010 → '' Psednocnemis jeremyhuffi''

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Asia Spiders of Australia Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Diagnosis

Species

Transferred to other genera

See also

References