Orphnaecus pellitus

Orphnaecus pellitus is a species of the family Theraphosidae.[1]

Orphnaecus pellitus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Orphnaecus
Species:
O. pellitus
Binomial name
Orphnaecus pellitus
Simon, 1892[1]

Characteristics

O. pellitus has a dark brown cephalothorax and a red-brown abdomen. In females, the cephalothorax is 15.5 mm long, the abdomen is 22 mm, the maxillary palpus is 26.7 mm, and the legs are:

  1. 49.5 mm
  2. 41.5 mm
  3. 38.5 mm
  4. 49.8 mm.

In males, the cephalothorax is 12.5 mm, the maxillary palpus is 19.6 mm, and the legs are:

  1. 47.5 mm
  2. 40.5 mm
  3. 30 mm
  4. 48 mm[2]
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References
  1. Orphnaecus pellitus Simon, 1892. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved March 7, 2016
  2. Simon, E. (1892c). Arachnides. In: Raffrey, A., I. Bolivar & E. Simon (eds.) Etudes cavernicoles de l'île Luzon. Voyage de M. E. Simon aux l'îles Philippines (mars et avril 1890). 4e Mémoire. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 61, 35-52


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