''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 tarantulas by the paraembolic Apophysis (spider), 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 Cyriocosmus nogueiranetoi, 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'' Kaderka, 2016 – Peru *''Cyriocosmus bertae'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 – Brazil *''Cyriocosmus bicolor'' (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945) – Brazil *''Cyriocosmus blenginii'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 – Bolivia *''Cyriocosmus elegans'' (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago *''Cyriocosmus fasciatus'' (Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão, Mello-Leitão, 1930) – Brazil *''Cyriocosmus fernandoi'' Fukushima, Rogério Bertani, 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, 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) (Type species, type) – Peru, Brazil *''Cyriocosmus venezuelensis'' Kaderka, 2010 – Venezuela *''Cyriocosmus versicolor'' (Simon, 1897) – Paraguay, Argentina *''Cyriocosmus williamlamari'' Kaderka, 2016 – Venezuela

In synonymy

*''C. chicoi'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 = ''Cyriocosmus bicolor'' *''C. planus'' (Fischel, 1927) = ''Cyriocosmus elegans'' *''C. rogerioi'' Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2009 = ''Cyriocosmus pribiki'' *''C. semifasciatus'' Mello-Leitão, 1939 = ''Cyriocosmus elegans''

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