Melognathus

Melognathus is a genus of tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) with the sole species Melognathus dromeus, native to the Philippines.[1]

Melognathus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Melognathus
Chamberlin, 1917
Species:
M. dromeus
Binomial name
Melognathus dromeus
Chamberlin, 1917
Synonyms
  • Cyriopagopus dromeus (Chamberlin, 1917)
  • Omothymus dromeus (Chamberlin, 1917)

References

  1. "Gen. Melognathus Chamberlin, 1917", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-07-24


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