Orphnaecus | |
---|---|
Orphnaecus philippinus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Subfamily: | Selenocosmiinae |
Genus: |
Orphnaecus Simon, 1892 [1] |
Type species | |
O. pellitus Simon, 1892
| |
Species | |
5, see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Orphnaecus is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. [3] They have close to fifty lanceolate stridulatory spines on the chelicerae, known as "strikers". The male embolus has a single strong retrolateral keel. [2] It is considered a senior synonym of Chilocosmia and Selenobrachys. [2]
As of August 2022 [update] it contains 5 species, four from the Philippines and one from Papua New Guinea: [1]