Lyrognathus crotalus

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: Selenocosmiinae
Tribus: Selenocosmiini
Genus: Lyrognathus
Species: Lyrognathus crotalus

Name

Lyrognathus crotalus Pocock, 1895

Type locality: Assam State, northeastern India.

Holotype: BMNH. female ♀. 1854.16.

Synonymy

• Lyrognathus pugnax Pocock, 1900: 203
  • Type locality: Shillong (25°34' N, 91°53' E), Meghalaya State, northeastern India.
    • Holotype: BMNH. female ♀. 09.10.7.36

References

Primary references

• Pocock, R.I. 1895a. On a new and natural grouping of some of the Oriental genera of Mygalomorphae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)15: 165-184. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pocock, R.I. 1900a. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Arachnida. 1–279. London, Taylor and Francis. Online. Reference page. 
• West, R.C. & Nunn, S.C. 2010a: A taxonomic revision of the tarantula spider genus Lyrognathus Pocock 1895 (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with notes on the Selenocosmiinae. Zootaxa 2362: 1–43. Preview Reference page.