Pterinochilus murinus

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Pterinochilus murinus

Taxonavigation edit

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: Pterinochilus
Species: Pterinochilus murinus

Name edit

Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897

Type locality: Tanzania, Ugogo region (=Dodoma region), 06º38'S, 34º30'E.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. BMNH 1890.4.15.5

Synonyms edit

  • Harpactira elevata Karsch, 1878: 316 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 211)
    • Type locality: Mozambique.
      • Syntypes: ZMB. ZMB 2841 3♂ 2 imm. ♂ 1♀ and ZMB 2874 1♀
  • Pterinochilus hindei Hirst, 1907: 33 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 211)
    • Type locality: Kenya, Fort Hall (=Murang’a), 00º43'S, 37º10'E, 1904, 4000–4400'
      • Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. legit S.L. Hinde.
  • Pterinochilus leetzi Schmidt, 2002: 3
    • Type locality: southwest Zambia, near Zambezi river and Angola border [c. 17(28#S, 24(20#E].
      • Lectotype: MNHN. female ♀. (lectotype designated by Gallon, 2008: 236)
  • Pterinochilus mamillatus Strand, 1906: 20 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 211)
    • Type locality: Tanzania.
      • Holotype: SMNS. male ♂. destroyed in WWII.
  • Pterinochilus vosseleri Strand, 1907

References edit

Additional references edit

Links edit

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

Vernacular names edit

English: Orange Baboon Tarantula
Nederlands: Oranje baviaanspin
polski: Ptasznik Słoneczny