genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
tarantulas
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...
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".Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter of the pedipalps and the legs I. They also own type 1 and 3 urticating hairs on the abdomen. The
spermatheca
The spermatheca (pronounced plural: spermathecae ), also called receptaculum seminis (plural: receptacula seminis), is an organ of the female reproductive tract in insects, e.g. ants, bees, some molluscs, oligochaeta worms and certain othe ...
of females is formed by 2 long receptacles with no fusion at the base.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, found in the Caribbean and South America:
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Cyrtopholis agilis
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter ...
Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and t ...
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Cyrtopholis anacanta
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter ...
'' Franganillo, 1935 –
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
Chamberlin
The Chamberlin is an electro-mechanical keyboard instrument that was a precursor to the Mellotron. It was developed and patented by the American inventor Harry Chamberlin from 1949 to 1956, when the first model was introduced. There are several ...
, 1917 –
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate ...
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Cyrtopholis bartholomaei
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter ...
Cyrtopholis bonhotei
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter ...
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...
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Cyrtopholis cursor
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter ...
'' (Ausserer, 1875) (
type
Type may refer to:
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* Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc.
* Data type, collection of values used for computations.
* File type
* TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file.
* Ty ...
Cyrtopholis gibbosa
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter o ...
'' Franganillo, 1936 – Cuba
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Cyrtopholis innocua
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter ...
'' (Ausserer, 1871) – Cuba
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Cyrtopholis intermedia
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter ...
'' (Ausserer, 1875) –
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...
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Cyrtopholis ischnoculiformis
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter o ...
'' (Franganillo, 1926) – Cuba
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Cyrtopholis jamaicola
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter ...
Jamaica
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Cyrtopholis obsoleta
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter ...
'' (Franganillo, 1935) – Cuba
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Cyrtopholis plumosa
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter o ...
'' Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
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Cyrtopholis portoricae
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter ...
'' Chamberlin, 1917 – Puerto Rico
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Cyrtopholis ramsi
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter o ...
'' Rudloff, 1995 – Cuba
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Cyrtopholis regibbosa
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter o ...
'' Rudloff, 1994 – Cuba
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Cyrtopholis respina
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter ...
'' Franganillo, 1935 – Cuba
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Cyrtopholis unispina
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridula ...
'' Franganillo, 1926 – Cuba
In synonymy
*''C. debilis'' Franganillo, 1931 = ''
Cyrtopholis unispina
''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridula ...
Nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
Nomen nudum
In taxonomy, a ''nomen nudum'' ('naked name'; plural ''nomina nuda'') is a designation which looks exactly like a scientific name of an organism, and may have originally been intended to be one, but it has not been published with an adequate des ...
*''Cyrtopholis respina'' Franganillo, 1935 - Cuba
Transferred to other genera
* ''C. angustata'' Kraus, 1955 → ''
Stichoplastoris angustatus
''Stichoplastoris'' is a genus of Central American tarantulas that was first described by J.-P. Rudloff in 1997.
Species
it contains eight species, found in Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, and El Salvador:
*'' Stichoplastoris angustatus'' (Kraus, 19 ...
Stichoplastoris longistylus
''Stichoplastoris'' is a genus of Central American Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by J.-P. Rudloff in 1997.
Species
it contains eight species, found in Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, and El Salvador:
*''Stichoplastoris angustatu ...
Umbyquyra palmarum
''Umbyquyra'' is a genus of South American tarantulas first described in 2018.
Species
it contains twelve species:
*''Umbyquyra acuminata'' (Schmidt & Tesmoingt, 2005) — Bolivia, Brazil
*''Umbyquyra araguaia'' Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2 ...
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* ''C. pernix'' (Ausserer, 1875) → ''
Hemirrhagus pernix
''Hemirrhagus'' is a genus of Mexican tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Spelopelma''. Species of the genus ''Hemirrhagus'' are 5 to 12 cm long, usually black in colour, the ...
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* ''C. sargi'' Strand, 1907 → ''
Citharacanthus sargi
''Citharacanthus'' is a genus of New World tarantulas. They are found in Central America and the Antilles.
Species
, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following 7 species:
*''Citharacanthus alayoni'' Rudloff, 1995 – Cuba
*''Cithar ...
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Nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...
)
* ''C. schmidti'' Rudloff, 1996 → ''
Umbyquyra schmidti
''Umbyquyra'' is a genus of South American tarantulas first described in 2018.
Species
it contains twelve species:
*''Umbyquyra acuminata'' (Schmidt & Tesmoingt, 2005) — Bolivia, Brazil
*''Umbyquyra araguaia'' Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2 ...
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* ''C. schusterae'' Kraus, 1955 → ''
Stichoplastoris schusterae
''Stichoplastoris'' is a genus of Central American tarantulas that was first described by J.-P. Rudloff in 1997.
Species
it contains eight species, found in Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, and El Salvador:
*'' Stichoplastoris angustatus'' (Kraus, 19 ...
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* ''C. zorodes'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 → ''
Acanthoscurria gomesiana
''Acanthoscurria gomesiana'' is a species of tarantula first identified in Brazil in 1923. It is known for producing the gomesin peptides, a class of proteins which have found to have anti-tumour and anti-microbial properties.
References
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See also
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List of Theraphosidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1041 species in 156 genera:
A ''Acanthopelma''
''Acanthopelma'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
* ''Acanthopelma beccarii'' Ca ...