The ''Selenocosmiinae'' are a subfamily of tarantulas (
Mygalomorphae
The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to the ...
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Theraphosidae
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 ...
) found throughout South-East Asia and Australia. This subfamily is defined by the presence of a lyra on the maxillae and strikers on the chelicerae, allowing these spiders to stridulate and produce a "hissing" sound. However some species within ''Phlogiellus'' may have secondary lost their lyra but retain their strikers. The monophyly of the subfamily has been only tested using genetic data with a handful of genera or species in a few studies. However, these studies found genera that had been previously placed in this subfamily were actual their own separate subfamily (''
Poecilotheria'') and that Selenocosmiinae is most closely related to the Indian Thrigmopoeinae. As of 2021, Selenocosmiinae contains 11 genera.
Genera
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Birupes''
Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019
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Chilobrachys''
Karsch, 1891
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Coremiocnemis''
Simon, 1892
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Haplocosmia''
Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996
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Lyrognathus''
Pocock, 1895
* ''
Orphnaecus''
Simon, 1892
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Phlogiellus''
Pocock, 1897
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Psednocnemis''
West, Nunn & Hogg, 2012
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Selenocosmia''
Ausserer, 1871
* ''
Selenotholus''
Hogg, 1902
* ''
Selenotypus''
Pocock, 1895
References
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Theraphosidae
Spider subfamilies
Spiders of Asia