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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Selenogyrus austini is a theraphosid spider. As of February 2016, it is a member of the selenogyrinae. It is native to Sierra Leone. [1]
The specific name "austini" is in honour of the collector of the type specimens, Mr. E. E. Austin. [1]
S. 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]