Selenogyrus austini is a theraphosid spider. As of February 2016, it is a member of the selenogyrinae. It is native to Sierra Leone.[1]
| Selenogyrus austini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Selenogyrus |
| Species: | S. austini
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| Binomial name | |
| Selenogyrus austini Smith, 1990
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Etymology
editThe specific name "austini" is in honour of the collector of the type specimens, Mr. E. E. Austin.[1]
Characteristics
editS. austini has a characteristic crescent-shaped layout of the granules on the labium, and also has unique layout of the labio-sternal "mounds": the anterior pair being larger than in other species. It also has relatively stout stridulatory clavate ("club-shaped" [2]) setae on the chelicerae. The spermathecae are quite narrow at their base, and the clypeus is small but not absent. It is 41 mm in length. It is uniformly brown.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Selenogyrus austini Smith, 1990 World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ Hopkin, Steve P. (2007). A key to the Collembola (springtails) of Britain and Ireland. Shrewsbury: FSC. p. 202. ISBN 9781851532209.
- ^ Smith, A. M. (1990). Baboon spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East. Fitzgerald Publishing, London, pp. 139.
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