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Omothymus

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Omothymus
An Omothymus violaceopes tarantula.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Omothymus
Thorell, 1891[1]
Type species
Omothymus schioedtei
Thorell, 1891

Omothymus is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.[2]

Description

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This genus can be distinguished from others thanks to their reproductive organs. They can be distinguished from Phormingochilus by the pointed apex of the embolus. They can also be distinguished by the length of leg 1 and 4, and by their distribution, being found in Malaysia, Singapore and Sumatra, Indonesia.[3]

Species

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As of July 2022, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[2]

In synonymy

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Omothymus thorelli Simon, 1901 = Omothymus schioedtei Thorell, 1891

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Omothymus Thorell, 1891", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-03-18
  2. ^ a b "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  3. ^ Gabriel, Ray; Sherwood, Danniella (2019). "The revised taxonomic placement of some arboreal Ornithoctoninae Pocock, 1895 with description of a new species of Omothymus Thorell, 1891 (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 12, 2022.