Biology:Selenobrachys
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Selenobrachys is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Schmidt in 1999.[1] The genus was considered a junior synonym of Orphnaecus in 2012,[2] but was re-classified as its own genus in 2025.[3]
Species
As of March 2025[update] it contains 2 species, both from the Philippines:[4]
- Selenobrachys philippinus Schmidt, 1999
- Selenobrachys ustromsupasius Acuña et al., 2025
References
- ↑ Schmidt, G (1999). "Selenobrachys philippinus gen. et sp. n. (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Selenocosmiinae), eine neue Theraphosidae sp. von der Insel Negros (Philippinen)". Arachnologisches Magazin 7 (5/6): 1–13.
- ↑ West, R. C.; Nunn, S. C.; Hogg, S. (2012). "A new tarantula genus, Psednocnemis, from west Malaysia (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with cladistic analysis and biogeography of Selenocosmiinae Simon 1889". Zootaxa 3299: 23. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3299.1.1.
- ↑ Acuña, Darrell C; Dumbrique, Maria Mikaela U; Ranido, Maricel C; Ragasa, Lorenz Rhuel P; Noriega, Charles Nylxon C; Mayor, Anna Beatriz R; Florendo Jr, Gregorio Antonio; Fadri, Mary Jane A et al. (31 Mar 2025). "Taxonomic revalidation of Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999 and Chilocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992 based on morphological and molecular analyses (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with the description of a new species from Romblon Island, Philippines". ZooKeys 1233 (5126): 139–193. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1233.128056. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/128056/. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
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