''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by

Eugène Louis Simon Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".

Diagnosis

It differs from all other tarantulas by the paraembolic apophysis in the palpal bulbs of males, and a spermatheca 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 hairs.

Species

it contains twenty-three species, found in South America, on Tobago, and Trinidad: *''

Cyriocosmus aueri ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Kaderka, 2016 – Peru *''

Cyriocosmus bertae ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 – Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus bicolor ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945) – Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus blenginii ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' 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) – Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago *''

Cyriocosmus fasciatus ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1930) – Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus fernandoi ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Fukushima, Bertani & da Silva, 2005 – Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus foliatus ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Kaderka, 2019 – Peru *''

Cyriocosmus giganteus ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Kaderka, 2016 – Peru *''

Cyriocosmus hoeferi ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Kaderka, 2016 – Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus itayensis ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Kaderka, 2016 – Peru *'' Cyriocosmus leetzi'' Vol, 1999 –

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, Venezuela *''

Cyriocosmus nicholausgordoni ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Kaderka, 2016 – Venezuela *''

Cyriocosmus nogueiranetoi ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Fukushima, Bertani & da Silva, 2005 – Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus paredesi ''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 t ...

'' Kaderka, 2019 – Peru *''

Cyriocosmus perezmilesi ''Cyriocosmus perezmilesi'' otherwise known as the Bolivian dwarf beauty tarantula is a spider which was first described by Radan Kaderka in 2007. It was named in honor of Dr. Fernando Pérez-Miles, and is a fossorial tarantula. As its common na ...

'' Kaderka, 2007 – Bolivia *'' Cyriocosmus peruvianus'' Kaderka, 2016 – Peru *'' Cyriocosmus pribiki'' Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2009 – Peru *'' Cyriocosmus ritae'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 – Peru, Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus sellatus ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' (Simon, 1889) (

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

Cyriocosmus williamlamari ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas 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 tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Kaderka, 2016 – Venezuela

In synonymy

*''C. chicoi'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 = ''

'' *''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 ''Hapalopus'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Diagnosis They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial Apophysis (spider), apophysis with convergent branches and a spermathec ...

'' * ''Cyriocosmus nigriventris'' Mello-Leitão, 1939 → ''

Hapalopus nigriventris ''Hapalopus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Diagnosis They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial apophysis with convergent branches and a spermatheca having a membrane like base. The ...

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