Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Theraphosidae Genus Orphnaecus Order Spider | Subphylum Chelicerata Infraorder Mygalomorphae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Orphnaecus, Phlogiellus, Selenocosmiinae, Ornithoctoninae, Chilobrachys | ||
Orphnaecus philippinus rehousing and husbandry
Orphnaecus philippinus is a species of tarantula, in the Phlogiellini tribe and Selenocosmiinae subfamily. It is native to the Philippines.
Contents
- Orphnaecus philippinus rehousing and husbandry
- Orphnaecus philippinus philippine tangerine rehousing and update
- Taxonomy
- Characteristics
- References
Orphnaecus philippinus philippine tangerine rehousing and update
Taxonomy
Orphnaecus philippinus was described in 1999, by Schmidt, as Selenobrachys philippinus, but in 2012, West, Nunn and Hogg made the genus Selenobrachys a junior synonym of Orphnaecus.
Characteristics
O. philippinus is red in colour. It is 28mm long, or 30mm 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.
References
Orphnaecus philippinus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA