Pterinochilus murinus

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

Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897

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

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. BMNH 1890.4.15.5

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

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.
Gallon, R.C. 2008. On some poorly known African Harpactirinae, with notes on Avicuscodra arabica Strand, 1908 and Scodra pachypoda Strand, 1908 (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 14(5): 232–246. Reference page.

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

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