Phormingochilus

Phormingochilus is a genus of Indonesian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.[2] They are occasionally kept as exotic pets, and are known for moving in bursts of speed and being defensive when cornered.[3]

Phormingochilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Phormingochilus
Pocock, 1895[1]
Type species
P. everetti
Pocock, 1895
Species

4, see text

Diagnosis

They can be distinguished by the round apex of the male palpal bulb, they can also be distinguished by the size of leg 1 and 4 in females. Further more, they can only be found in Borneo.[4]

Species

As of July 2022 it contains four species, found on Borneo:[1]

  • Phormingochilus arboricola (Schmidt & Barensteiner, 2015)Borneo
  • Phormingochilus everetti Pocock, 1895 (type) – Borneo
  • Phormingochilus pennellhewlettorum Smith & Jacobi, 2015Malaysia (Borneo)
  • Phormingochilus tigrinus Pocock, 1895 – Borneo

Formerly included:

  • P. carpenteri Smith & Jacobi, 2015Lampropelma carpenteri
  • P. fuchsi Strand, 1906Omothymus fuchsi
  • P. kirki Smith & Jacobi, 2015Lampropelma carpenteri

See also

References

  1. "Gen. Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. Pocock, R. I. (1895). "On a new and natural grouping of some of the Oriental genera of Mygalomorphae, with descriptions of new genera and species". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 15 (6): 165–184. doi:10.1080/00222939508677863.
  3. "Phormingochilus sp. Sabah Blue". Arachnoboards. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. Gabriel, Ray; Sherwood, Danniella (2019). "The revised taxonomic placement of some arboreal Ornithoctoninae Pocock, 1895 with description of a new species of Omothymus Thorell, 1891 (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 22, 2022.


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