Pterinochilus simoni

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 simoni

Name

Pterinochilus simoni Berland, 1917

Type locality: Angola, Landana (=Cacongo), 05º13'S, 12º08'E.

Syntypes: MNHN. 1 male ♂ and 3 females ♀. MNHN AR4747.

Synonymy

• Pterinochilides Obenbergeri Strand, 1920: 99
  • Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Lukula, 05º21'S, 13º02'E
    • Holotype: ISNB. male ♂.
• Pterinochilus mutus Strand, 1920: 101 (synonymized by Gallon, 2002: 214)
  • Type locality: Kongo.
    • Holotype: ISNB. male ♂. VIII.1900. legit G. Hoton.
• Pterinochilus occidentalis Strand, 1920: 102
  • Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Banana, 05º58'S, 12º27'E.
    • Syntypes: ISNB. 1 male ♂ and 1 female ♀.

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]