Higher classification Tarantula Order Spider | Rank Subfamily | |
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Similar Stromatopelminae, Ischnocolinae, Tarantula, Selenocosmiinae, Harpactirinae | ||
The Selenogyrinae is a subfamily of tarantulas. They are found in Africa and Asia.
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Characteristics
The Selenogyrinae are characterized by a unique stridulating organ. This organ is situated between the chelicerae and consists of two very similar rows of hair. In Annandaliella this is reduced. In some species, there are labio-sternal mounds and the clypeus is usually absent, or very narrow.
Genera
The WSC currently accepts these species:
Selenogyrus and Euphrictus were the original genera in Hirst's 1908 Selenogyrinae. Annandaliella was added by Schmidt in 1993.
References
Selenogyrinae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA