Eucratoscelus constrictus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Theraphosoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Theraphosoidea

Familia: Theraphosidae
Subfamilia: Harpactirinae
Genus: Eucratoscelus

Species: Eucratoscelus constrictus

Name

Eucratoscelus constrictus (Gerstäcker, 1873)

Type locality: Kenya, Dschagga, Dafeta ( = Taveta?), 03º23'S, 37º40'E.

Holotype: ZMB. female ♀. legit Von der Decken. ZMB 2351.

Synonymy

• Harpactira constricta Gerstäcker, 1873: 486 (original combination)
• Eucratoscelus constrictus (Gerstäcker):
• Eucratoscelus longiceps Pocock, 1898: 500 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 227
  • Type locality: Kenya, Voi, 03º23'S, 38º35'E.
    • Holotype: BMNH. female ♀. legit C.S. Betton. BMNH 1897.11.20.54.
• Pterinochilus spinifer Pocock, 1898: 502 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 227
  • Type locality: Kenya, Mbuyuni, 03º25'S, 37º56'E.
    • Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. legit C.S. Betton. BMNH 1897.11.20.53.

References

• Gallon, R.C. 2002. Revision of the African genera Pterinochilus and Eucratoscelus (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae) with description of two new genera. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 12(5): 201–232. full aticle (PDF). Reference page. 

Links

• Platnick, N. I. 2008. The World Spider Catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History. [1]