Orphnaecus philippinus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Orphnaecus |
| Species: | O. philippinus
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| Orphnaecus philippinus (Schmidt, 1999)
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Orphnaecus philippinus
Orphnaecus philippinus, known as the Philippine tangerine, is a species of tarantula. It is native to the Philippines.[1]
Taxonomy[]
Orphnaecus philippinus was described in 1999, by Gunter Schmidt, as Selenobrachys philippinus, but in 2012, Rick West, and made the genus Selenobrachys a junior synonym of Orphnaecus.[1]
Orphnaecus philippinus
Characteristics[]
O. philippinus is orange in colour. It is 28 mm long, or 30 mm with chelicerae included. The fovea is procurved. The face of the chelicerae is setae-less and the stridulatory setae on the maxillae are butter knife-shaped.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Orphnaecus philippinus (Schmidt, 1999) World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ^ 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
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