Typhochlaena is a genus of small-bodied tarantulas with an arboreal trapdoor lifestyle.[2] All the species except for T. seladonia were first described by Rogério Bertani in 2012.[1]
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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: | Typhochlaena C.L. Koch, 1850[1] |
Characteristics
editTyphochlaena differs from all other aviculariine species by having a domed, short distal segment on the posterior lateral spinneret; the sternum is as long as wide, truncated behind; they are also quite small, with type II urticating hairs.[3]
Species
editAs of January 2016[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Typhochlaena amma Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Typhochlaena costae Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Typhochlaena curumim Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Typhochlaena paschoali Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Typhochlaena seladonia (C.L. Koch, 1841) (type species) – Brazil
References
edit- ^ a b c "Gen. Typhochlaena C.L. Koch, 1850", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-01-13
- ^ Andre, C. & Hüsser, M. (2018), "About trapdoors and bridges – New insights in the little-known ecology and lifestyle of the genus Typhochlaena C.L. Koch, 1850", British Tarantula Society Journal, 32 (3): 3–29
- ^ Bertani, R. (2012). Revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850, Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901 and Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae). ZooKeys 230: 1-94. Retrieved February 2, 2016
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