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Selenocosmia
Selenocosmia stirlingi
Scientific classification e
: [[Template:Taxonomy/Selenocosmia]]
Ausserer, 1871[1]
Type species
S. javanensis
(Walckenaer, 1837)
Species

32, see text

Synonyms[1]

Selenocosmia is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.[3]

Species

As of May 2020 it contains thirty-two species and four subspecies, found in Asia, Australia, and Papua New Guinea:[1]

Formerly included:

  • S. dichromata (Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992) (Transferred to Orphnaecus)
  • S. hainana Liang, Peng, Huang & Chen (Transferred to Cyriopagopus)
  • S. himalayana Pocock, 1899 (Transferred to Haplocosmia)
  • S. huwena Wang, Peng & Xie, 1993 (Transferred to Cyriopagopus)
  • S. imbellis (Simon, 1891) (Transferred to Psednocnemis)
  • S. insulana Hirst, 1909 (Transferred to Phlogiellus)
  • S. insulanus Schmidt, 2015 (Transferred to Phlogiellus)
  • S. nigroventris Marx, 1893 (Transferred to Phoneyusa)
  • S. obscura Hirst, 1909 (Transferred to Phlogiellus)
  • S. orophila (Thorell, 1897) (Transferred to Phlogiellus)
  • S. xinping Zhu & Zhang, 2008 (Transferred to Phlogiellus)

Nomina dubia

  • S. lyra Strand, 1913
  • S. subvulpina Strand, 1907

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gen. Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Raven, R. J. (2000). "Taxonomica Araneae I: Barychelidae, Theraphosidae, Nemesiidae and Dipluridae (Araneae)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 45: 570.
  3. ↑ Ausserer, A. (1871). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor)". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 21: 117–224.