''Chilobrachys'' is a

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of Asian

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that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1892. They are found in

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and

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. They are usually medium or large-sized, and they can

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by using small spines present on the chelicerae.

Diagnosis

They have special

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organs in their chelicerae, which are made of short spines. Males have a

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which ends in a long and slender blade like spine, females have one pair of spermathecha. The anterior eyes form almost a straight line. Their legs have a narrower scapulae at the tip of the metatarsus.

Species

it contains thirty-one species, found in

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Chilobrachys andersoni ''Chilobrachys andersoni'', commonly known as the Burmese mustard tarantula, or Burmese Brown, is a species of spider of the genus ''Chilobrachys''. It is found in India, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. See also * List of Theraphosidae species ...

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, 1895) –

*'' Chilobrachys annandalei'' Simon, 1901 –

*'' Chilobrachys assamensis'' Hirst, 1909 –

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Chilobrachys bicolor ''Chilobrachys'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1892. They are found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. They are usually medium or large-sized, and they ...

'' (Pocock, 1895) –

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Chilobrachys brevipes ''Chilobrachys'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1892. They are found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. They are usually medium or large-sized, and they ...

'' ( Thorell, 1897) –

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Chilobrachys dominus ''Chilobrachys'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1892. They are found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. They are usually medium or large-sized, and they ...

'' Lin & Li, 2022 -

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Chilobrachys dyscolus ''Chilobrachys dyscolus'' is a species of spider in the tarantula family (Theraphosidae) native to Vietnam. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1886 as ''Phrictus dyscolus''.Simon E (1886) Arachnides recueillis par M. A. Pavie (sous chef d ...

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Chilobrachys femoralis ''Chilobrachys'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1892. They are found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. They are usually medium or large-sized, and they ...

'' Pocock, 1900 –

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Chilobrachys fimbriatus ''Chilobrachys fimbriatus'', commonly known as the Indian Violet Earth Tiger Tarantula usually shortened to Indian Violet Tarantula, is a species of spider of the genus ''Chilobrachys''. It is endemic to India, and was first described by Reginald ...

'' Pocock, 1899 –

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Chilobrachys flavopilosus ''Chilobrachys'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1892. They are found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. They are usually medium or large-sized, and they ...

'' (Simon, 1884) –

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Chilobrachys fumosus ''Chilobrachys'' is a genus of Asian Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Karsch, Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1892. They are found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. They are usually ...

'' (Pocock, 1895) –

*'' Chilobrachys guangxiensis'' (Yin & Tan, 2000) –

*'' Chilobrachys hardwickei'' (Pocock, 1895) –

*'' Chilobrachys himalayensis'' ( Tikader, 1977) –

*'' Chilobrachys huahini''

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& Huber, 1996 –

*'' Chilobrachys hubei'' Song & Zhao, 1988 –

*'' Chilobrachys jinchengi'' Lin & Li, 2022 -

*'' Chilobrachys jonitriantisvansickleae'' Nanayakkara, Sumanapala & Kirk, 2019 –

*'' Chilobrachys khasiensis'' (Tikader, 1977) –

*'' Chilobrachys liboensis'' Zhu & Zhang, 2008 –

*'' Chilobrachys lubricus'' Yu, S. Y. Zhang, F. Zhang, Li & Yang, 2021 -

*'' Chilobrachys nitelinus'' Karsch, 1892 (

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*'' Chilobrachys oculatus'' (Thorell, 1895) –

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Chilobrachys paviei ''Chilobrachys'' is a genus of Asian Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Karsch, Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1892. They are found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. They are usually ...

'' (Simon, 1886) –

*'' Chilobrachys pococki'' (Thorell, 1897) –

*'' Chilobrachys sericeus'' (Thorell, 1895) –

*'' Chilobrachys soricinus'' (Thorell, 1887) –

*'' Chilobrachys stridulans'' (Wood Mason, 1877) –

*'' Chilobrachys subarmatus'' (Thorell, 1891) –

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Chilobrachys thorelli ''Chilobrachys'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1892. They are found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. They are usually medium or large-sized, and they ...

'' Pocock, 1900 –

*'' Chilobrachys tschankhoensis'' Schenkel, 1963 –

( Nomen dubnium) In synonymy: *''Chilobrachys'' ''decoratus'' (Tikader, 1977) = ''

'' Pocock, 1899 *''Chilobrachys'' ''jingzhao'' Zhu, Song & Li, 2001 = '' Chilobrachys guangxiensis'' Yin & Tan, 2000 One species has been changed to ''

Selenocosmia ''Selenocosmia'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The genus is found in China, New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, India and Pakistan. They are ...

'': * ''Chilobrachys samarae'' Giltay, 1935 → '' Selenocosmia samarae''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2963625 Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Asia Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch Theraphosidae