''Cyriocosmus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although m ...

that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace.

Diagnosis

It differs from all other

tarantula Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...

s by the paraembolic apophysis in the

palpal bulb The two palpal bulbs – also known as palpal organs and genital bulbs – are the copulatory organs of a male spider. They are borne on the last segment of the pedipalps (the front "limbs" of a spider), giving the spider an appearance often descr ...

s of males, and a

spermatheca The spermatheca (pronounced plural: spermathecae ), also called receptaculum seminis (plural: receptacula seminis), is an organ of the female reproductive tract in insects, e.g. ants, bees, some molluscs, oligochaeta worms and certain other ...

with two spiral receptacles, which usually end in a caliciform or globular extension. Except for C. nogueiranetoi, which owns a S shape extension. All the species also own type 3

urticating hair Urticating hairs or urticating bristles are one of the primary defense mechanisms used by numerous plants, almost all New World tarantulas, and various lepidopteran caterpillars. ''Urtica'' is Latin for "nettle" (stinging nettles are in the genu ...

Species

it contains twenty-three species, found in South America, on

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, and

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Cyriocosmus aueri ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

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*'' Cyriocosmus bertae'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 –

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Cyriocosmus bicolor ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945) – Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus blenginii ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 –

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Cyriocosmus elegans ''Cyriocosmus elegans'' is a spider species in the genus ''Cyriocosmus'' and the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas) found in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago. Basic Information Cyriocosmus elegans is a fossorial species of tarantula that is known t ...

'' (Simon, 1889) –

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Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

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Cyriocosmus fasciatus ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1930) – Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus fernandoi ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Fukushima, Bertani & da Silva, 2005 – Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus foliatus ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Kaderka, 2019 – Peru *''

Cyriocosmus giganteus ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Kaderka, 2016 – Peru *''

Cyriocosmus hoeferi ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Kaderka, 2016 – Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus itayensis ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Kaderka, 2016 – Peru *'' Cyriocosmus leetzi'' Vol, 1999 –

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, Venezuela *'' Cyriocosmus nicholausgordoni'' Kaderka, 2016 – Venezuela *'' Cyriocosmus nogueiranetoi'' Fukushima, Bertani & da Silva, 2005 – Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus paredesi ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other t ...

'' Kaderka, 2019 – Peru *''

Cyriocosmus perezmilesi ''Cyriocosmus perezmilesi'' otherwise known as the Bolivian dwarf beauty tarantula is a spider which was first described by Radan Kaderka in 2007. It was named in honor of Dr. Fernando Pérez-Miles, and is a fossorial tarantula. As its common na ...

'' Kaderka, 2007 – Bolivia *''

Cyriocosmus peruvianus ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' Kaderka, 2016 – Peru *'' Cyriocosmus pribiki'' Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2009 – Peru *'' Cyriocosmus ritae'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 – Peru, Brazil *''

Cyriocosmus sellatus ''Cyriocosmus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They are small to medium spiders, with a bicolored or one same color carapace. Diagnosis It differs from all other tarantulas by the paraembolic ...

'' (Simon, 1889) ( type) – Peru, Brazil *'' Cyriocosmus venezuelensis'' Kaderka, 2010 – Venezuela *'' Cyriocosmus versicolor'' (Simon, 1897) –

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

*'' Cyriocosmus williamlamari'' Kaderka, 2016 – Venezuela

In synonymy

*''C. chicoi'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 = ''

'' *''C. planus'' (Fischel, 1927) = ''

'' *''C. rogerioi'' Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2009 = '' Cyriocosmus pribiki'' *''C. semifasciatus'' Mello-Leitão, 1939 = ''

Transferred to other genera

* ''Cyriocosmus butantan'' Pérez-Miles, 1998 → ''

Hapalopus butantan ''Hapalopus'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Diagnosis They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial Apophysis (spider), apophysis with convergent branches and a spermathec ...

'' * ''Cyriocosmus nigriventris'' Mello-Leitão, 1939 → ''

Hapalopus nigriventris ''Hapalopus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Diagnosis They own a ring like keel on the palpal bulb, the tibial apophysis with convergent branches and a spermatheca having a membrane like base. The ...

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