Pterinochilus chordatus

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: Pterinochilus
Species: Pterinochilus chordatus

Name

Pterinochilus chordatus (Gerstäcker, 1873)

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

Holotype: ZMB. male ♂. ZMB 2350.

Synonymy

Harpactira chordata Gerstäcker, 1873: 487 (original combination)
Pterinochilus chordatus (Gerstäcker):
Pterinochilus Widenmanni Strand, 1906a: 17 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 206)
- Type locality: Tanzania, Moschi (=Moshi) (Dr Widenmann), 03º21'S, 37º19'E.
  - Holotype: SMNS. male ♂. destroyed in WWII.
Pterinochilus raptor Strand, 1906b: 606 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 206)
- Type locality: Somalia
  - Holotype: SMNS. female ♀. destroyed in WWII.
Pterinochilus affinis Tullgren, 1910: 89 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 206)
- Type locality: Tanzania, Kilimandjaro, Kibonoto ( = Kibongoto?), 03º11'S, 37º06'E, 1300 m.
  - Holotype: NHRS. female ♀. III.1906. legit Yngve Sjöstedt.
Pterinochilus Sjöstedti Tullgren, 1910: 90 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 206)
- Type locality: Tanzania, Kilimandjaro, Kibonoto (=Kibongoto?), Kulturzone, 03º11'S, 37º06'E
  - Holotype: NHRS. female ♀. III.1906. legit Yngve Sjöstedt.
Pterinochilus carnivorus Strand, 1917: 166 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 206)
- Type locality: Tanzania, Nkoaranga, 03º18'S, 36º48'E.
  - Holotype: MWNH. female ♀. probably destroyed in WWII
Pterinochilus brunellii Caporiacco, 1940: 777 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 206)
- Type locality: Ethiopia, mountain near Lake Margherita (=Abaya Hayt’), 06º14'N, 38º22'E.
  - Holotype: (depository unknown). female ♀. 12.II.1938. legit Brunelli.
Coelogenium raveni Smith, 1990: 77 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 206)
- Type locality: Sudan, Sobat, 09ºN, 32º30'E.
  - Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. 18.VII.1913. legit H.H. King.

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]