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Lyrognathus

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Lyrognathus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Subfamily: Selenocosmiinae
Genus: Lyrognathus
Pocock, 1895[1]
Type species
L. crotalus
Pocock, 1895
Species

7, see text

Lyrognathus is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.[2]

Species

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As of March 2020 it contains seven species, all found in Asia:[1]

In synonymy:

  • L. liewi West, 1991 = Lyrognathus robustus Smith, 1988
  • L. pugnax Pocock, 1900 = Lyrognathus crotalus Pocock, 1895

Description

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They are large tarantulas, grey or black in color. They have thick dense brushes of setae along the fourth tibia and metatarsi. The fourth coxa has an entirely hirsute retrolateral surface. The fourth metatarsus of females features an undivided scopula.[3]

Behaviour

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They are fossorial, constructing tubular burrows in loose clayey soil. They utilize organic debris/vegetation to make the mouth of the burrow.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. ^ Pocock, R. I. (1895). "On a new and natural grouping of some of the Oriental genera of Mygalomorphae, with descriptions of new genera and species". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 15 (6): 165–184. doi:10.1080/00222939508677863.
  3. ^ a b [1]Mondal, Ayan & Chanda, Debomay & Vartak, Atul & Kulkarni, Siddharth. (2020). A Field Guide to the Spider Genera of India.