''Cyriocosmus'' 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 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace.

Diagnosis

It differs from all other

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

s by the paraembolic apophysis in the

palpal bulb The two palpal bulbs – also known as palpal organs and genital bulbs – are the copulatory organs of a male spider. They are borne on the last segment of the pedipalps (the front "limbs" of a spider), giving the spider an appearance often descr ...

s of males, and 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 ...

with two spiral receptacles, which usually end in a caliciform or globular extension. Except for C. nogueiranetoi, which owns a S shape extension. All the species also own type 3

urticating hair Urticating hairs or urticating bristles are one of the primary defense mechanisms used by numerous plants, almost all New World tarantulas, and various lepidopteran caterpillars. ''Urtica'' is Latin for "nettle" (stinging nettles are in the genu ...

Species

it contains twenty-three species, found in South America, on

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, and

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: *'' Cyriocosmus aueri'' Kaderka, 2016 –

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*'' Cyriocosmus bertae'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 –

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*'' Cyriocosmus bicolor'' (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945) – Brazil *'' Cyriocosmus blenginii'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 –

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Cyriocosmus elegans ''Cyriocosmus elegans'' is a spider species in the genus ''Cyriocosmus'' and the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas) found in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago. Basic Information Cyriocosmus elegans is a fossorial species of tarantula that is known t ...

'' (Simon, 1889) –

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Cyriocosmus fasciatus ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other ...

'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1930) – Brazil *'' Cyriocosmus fernandoi'' Fukushima, Bertani & da Silva, 2005 – Brazil *'' Cyriocosmus foliatus'' Kaderka, 2019 – Peru *'' Cyriocosmus giganteus'' Kaderka, 2016 – Peru *'' Cyriocosmus hoeferi'' Kaderka, 2016 – Brazil *'' Cyriocosmus itayensis'' Kaderka, 2016 – Peru *'' Cyriocosmus leetzi'' Vol, 1999 –

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

, Venezuela *'' Cyriocosmus nicholausgordoni'' Kaderka, 2016 – Venezuela *'' Cyriocosmus nogueiranetoi'' Fukushima, Bertani & da Silva, 2005 – Brazil *'' Cyriocosmus paredesi'' Kaderka, 2019 – Peru *'' Cyriocosmus perezmilesi'' Kaderka, 2007 – Bolivia *'' Cyriocosmus peruvianus'' Kaderka, 2016 – Peru *'' Cyriocosmus pribiki'' Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2009 – Peru *'' Cyriocosmus ritae'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 – Peru, Brazil *'' Cyriocosmus sellatus'' (Simon, 1889) (

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) – Peru, Brazil *'' Cyriocosmus venezuelensis'' Kaderka, 2010 – Venezuela *'' Cyriocosmus versicolor'' (Simon, 1897) –

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*'' Cyriocosmus williamlamari'' Kaderka, 2016 – Venezuela

In synonymy

*''C. chicoi'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 = '' Cyriocosmus bicolor'' *''C. planus'' (Fischel, 1927) = ''

'' *''C. rogerioi'' Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2009 = '' Cyriocosmus pribiki'' *''C. semifasciatus'' Mello-Leitão, 1939 = ''

Transferred to other genera

* ''Cyriocosmus butantan'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 → '' Hapalopus butantan'' * ''Cyriocosmus nigriventris'' Mello-Leitão, 1939 → '' Hapalopus nigriventris''

References

Theraphosidae Theraphosidae genera Spiders of South America {{Theraphosidae-stub

Diagnosis

Species

In synonymy

Transferred to other genera

See also

References