Phormingochilus

Phormingochilus is a genus of Indonesian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.[2] They are occasionally kept as exotic pets, and are known for moving in bursts of speed and being defensive when cornered.[3]

Phormingochilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Phormingochilus
Pocock, 1895[1]
Type species
P. everetti
Pocock, 1895
Species

4, see text

Species

As of May 2020 it contains four species, found on Borneo:[1]

  • Phormingochilus arboricola (Schmidt & Barensteiner, 2015)Borneo
  • Phormingochilus everetti Pocock, 1895 (type) – Borneo
  • Phormingochilus pennellhewlettorum Smith & Jacobi, 2015Malaysia (Borneo)
  • Phormingochilus tigrinus Pocock, 1895 – Borneo

Formerly included:

  • P. carpenteri Smith & Jacobi, 2015 (Transferred to Lampropelma)
  • P. fuchsi Strand, 1906 (Transferred to Omothymus)
  • P. kirki Smith & Jacobi, 2015 (Transferred to Lampropelma)
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See also

References

  1. "Gen. Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  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.
  3. "Phormingochilus sp. Sabah Blue". Arachnoboards. Retrieved 2020-06-08.


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