''Cyrtopholis'' is a
genus
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of
tarantulas
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the Family (biology), family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Therap ...
that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Caribbean
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, and by the presence of claviform
stridulatory hairs on the trochanter of the
pedipalps
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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 : spermathecae ), also called ''receptaculum seminis'' (: ''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-two species, found in the Caribbean and South America:
* ''
Cyrtopholis agilis''
Pocock, 1903 - Hispaniola
* ''
Cyrtopholis anacanta''
Franganillo, 1935 - Cuba
* ''
Cyrtopholis annectans''
Chamberlin, 1917 - Barbados
* ''
Cyrtopholis bartholomaei''
(Latreille, 1832) - St. Thomas, Antigua
* ''
Cyrtopholis bonhotei''
(F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) - Bahama Is.
* ''
Cyrtopholis bryantae
''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 trochanter ...
''
Rudloff, 1995 - Cuba
* ''
Cyrtopholis culebrae''
(Petrunkevitch, 1929) - Puerto Rico
* ''
Cyrtopholis cursor''
(Ausserer, 1875) (
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) - Hispaniola
* ''
Cyrtopholis femoralis''
Pocock, 1903 - Montserrat
* ''
Cyrtopholis flavostriata
''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 trochanter ...
''
Schmidt, 1995 - Virgin Is.
* ''
Cyrtopholis gibbosa
''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 trochanter ...
''
Franganillo, 1936 - Cuba
* ''
Cyrtopholis innocua
''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 trochanter ...
''
(Ausserer, 1871) - Cuba
* ''
Cyrtopholis intermedia
''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 trochanter ...
''
(Ausserer, 1875) - South America
* ''
Cyrtopholis ischnoculiformis
''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 trochanter ...
''
(Franganillo, 1926) - Cuba
* ''
Cyrtopholis jamaicola
''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 trochanter ...
''
Strand, 1908 - Jamaica
* ''
Cyrtopholis major
''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 trochanter ...
''
(Franganillo, 1926) - Cuba
* ''
Cyrtopholis obsoleta
''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 trochanter ...
''
(Franganillo, 1935) - Cuba
* ''
Cyrtopholis plumosa
''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 trochanter ...
''
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
''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 trochanter ...
''
Rudloff, 1995 - Cuba
* ''
Cyrtopholis regibbosa''
Rudloff, 1994 - Cuba
* ''
Cyrtopholis unispina''
Franganillo, 1926 - Cuba
In synonymy
*''C. debilis''
Franganillo, 1931 = ''
Cyrtopholis unispina''
*''C. debilis''
Franganillo, 1931 = ''
Cyrtopholis major
''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 trochanter ...
''
Nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium,'' it may be impossible to determine whether a ...
*''Cyrtopholis meridionalis''
(Keyserling, 1891) -
Brazil
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Nomen nudum
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*''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
''Hemirrhagus'' is a genus of Mexican tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Spelopelma''. Species of the genus ''Hemirrhagus'' are 5 to 12 cm long, usually black in colour, the ...
''
* ''C. sargi''
Strand, 1907 → ''
Citharacanthus sargi'' (
Nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium,'' it may be impossible to determine whether a ...
)
* ''C. schmidti''
Rudloff, 1996 → ''
Umbyquyra schmidti''
* ''C. schusterae''
Kraus, 1955 → ''
Stichoplastoris schusterae''
* ''C. zorodes''
Mello-Leitão, 1923 → ''
Acanthoscurria gomesiana''
See also
*
List of Theraphosidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepted 1041 species in 156 genera:
A ''Acanthopelma''
'' Acanthopelma'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
* '' Acanthopelma beccarii ...
References
Theraphosidae genera
Spiders of South America
Spiders of the Caribbean
Theraphosidae
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