''Cyrtopholis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

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 ...

that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.

Diagnosis

This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter of the

pedipalps Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the second pair of appendages of chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. The pedipalps are lateral to the chelicerae ("jaws") and ...

and the legs I. They also own type 1 and 3

urticating hairs 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 ...

on the abdomen. The

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 in ...

of females is formed by 2 long receptacles with no fusion at the base.

Species

it contains twenty-four species, found in the Caribbean and South America: *'' Cyrtopholis agilis'' Pocock, 1903 – Hispaniola *'' Cyrtopholis anacanta'' Franganillo, 1935 –

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

*'' Cyrtopholis annectans''

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, 1917 –

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) ...

*'' Cyrtopholis bartholomaei'' ( Latreille, 1832) – St. Thomas, Antigua *''

Cyrtopholis bonhotei ''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. Diagnosis This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochante ...

'' ( F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) – Bahama Is. *'' Cyrtopholis bryantae'' Rudloff, 1995 – Cuba *'' Cyrtopholis culebrae'' ( Petrunkevitch, 1929) –

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...

*'' Cyrtopholis cursor'' (Ausserer, 1875) ( type) – Hispaniola *'' Cyrtopholis femoralis'' Pocock, 1903 – Montserrat *'' Cyrtopholis flavostriata''

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, 1995 – Virgin Is. *'' Cyrtopholis gibbosa'' Franganillo, 1936 – Cuba *''

Cyrtopholis innocua ''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. Diagnosis This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridula ...

'' (Ausserer, 1871) – Cuba *'' Cyrtopholis intermedia'' (Ausserer, 1875) –

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...

*'' Cyrtopholis ischnoculiformis'' (Franganillo, 1926) – Cuba *'' Cyrtopholis jamaicola''

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, 1908 –

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

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Cyrtopholis major ''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. Diagnosis This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridula ...

'' (Franganillo, 1926) – Cuba *'' Cyrtopholis media'' Chamberlin, 1917 – St. Kitts and Nevis (St. Kitts) *'' Cyrtopholis obsoleta'' (Franganillo, 1935) – Cuba *'' Cyrtopholis plumosa'' Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba *''

Cyrtopholis portoricae ''Cyrtopholis'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. Diagnosis This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridula ...

'' Chamberlin, 1917 – Puerto Rico *'' Cyrtopholis ramsi'' Rudloff, 1995 – Cuba *'' Cyrtopholis regibbosa'' Rudloff, 1994 – Cuba *'' Cyrtopholis respina'' Franganillo, 1935 – Cuba *'' Cyrtopholis unispina'' Franganillo, 1926 – Cuba

In synonymy

*''C. debilis'' Franganillo, 1931 = '' Cyrtopholis unispina'' *''C. debilis'' Franganillo, 1931 = ''

Nomen dubium

*''Cyrtopholis meridionalis'' (Keyserling, 1891) -

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Nomen nudum

*''Cyrtopholis respina'' Franganillo, 1935 - Cuba

Transferred to other genera

* ''C. angustata'' Kraus, 1955 → '' Stichoplastoris angustatus'' * ''C. cyanea'' Rudloff, 1994 → '' Citharacanthus cyaneus'' * ''C. longistyla'' Kraus, 1955 → '' Stichoplastoris longistylus'' * ''C. lycosoides'' Tullgren, 1905 → '' Acanthoscurria theraphosoides'' * ''C. media'' Chamberlin, 1917 → ''

Nesipelma medium ''Nesipelma'' is a genus of tarantulas containing the two species, ''Nesipelma insulare'' and '' Nesipelma medium'' . It was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt & F. Kovařík in 1996, and is found in Nevis and on the Lesser Antilles. See ...

'' * ''C. palmarum'' Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945 → '' Umbyquyra palmarum'' * ''C. pernix'' (Ausserer, 1875) → '' Hemirrhagus pernix'' * ''C. sargi'' Strand, 1907 → ''

Citharacanthus sargi ''Citharacanthus'' is a genus of New World tarantulas. They are found in Central America and the Antilles. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following 7 species: *''Citharacanthus alayoni'' Rudloff, 1995 – Cuba *''Citharacanthu ...

'' ( Nomen dubium) * ''C. schmidti'' Rudloff, 1996 → '' Umbyquyra schmidti'' * ''C. schusterae'' Kraus, 1955 → '' Stichoplastoris schusterae'' * ''C. zorodes'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 → '' Acanthoscurria gomesiana''

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of South America Spiders of the Caribbean Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub