Orphnaecus philippinus
Orphnaecus philippinus, known as the Philippine tangerine, is a species of tarantula. It is native to the Philippines.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Orphnaecus |
| Species: | O. philippinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orphnaecus philippinus (Schmidt, 1999) | |
Orphnaecus philippinus
Taxonomy
Orphnaecus philippinus was described in 1999, by Gunter Schmidt, as Selenobrachys philippinus, but in 2012, Rick West, Steven Nunn and Henry Hogg made the genus Selenobrachys a junior synonym of Orphnaecus.[1]
Orphnaecus philippinus
Characteristics
O. philippinus is orange in colour. It is 28 mm long, or 30 mm with chelicerae included. The fovea is procurved. The retrolateral face of the chelicerae is setae-less and the stridulatory setae on the maxillae are butter knife-shaped.[2]
References
- Orphnaecus philippinus (Schmidt, 1999) World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- Schmidt, G. (1999). Selenobrachys philippinus gen. et sp. n. (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Selenocosmiinae), eine neue Theraphosidae sp. von der Insel Negros (Philippinen). Arachnologisches Magazin 7(5/6): 1-13
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