Description of a new genus and two new species of Ornithoctoninae from Southeast Asia (Araneae: Theraphosidae)
2024/12/31 by Simon Müller, Riko Fardiansah, Frank Schneider +3 · 2 voices
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Entomological Studies and Ecology #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
paper · doi:10.18476/2024.122121
openalex publication_date 2024/12/31 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/03/07
Abstract
Eine neue Gattung, Aspinochilus gen. n., die zur Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae (Araneae: Theraphosidae) gehört, wird anhand der Typusart Aspinochilus rufus sp. n. aus Ost-Java beschrieben. Zudem wird eine neue Art, Phormingochilus hatihati sp. n., aus West-Sulawesi beschrieben. Die äußeren morphologischen Merkmale und die Genitalstrukturen der neuen Taxa werden illustriert und mit denen von eng verwandten Arten verglichen.
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