| Euphrictus spinosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Euphrictus |
| Species: | E. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphrictus spinosus Hirst, 1908 | |
Euphrictus spinosus is a tarantula (family Theraphosidae), subfamily Selenogyrinae, first described by A.S. Hirst in 1908. It is only known from the male, and from the Dja River, Cameroon.
Description
Only the male is known. Euphrictus spinosus is distinguished by having 7–8 spines on the tibia of the first leg; having a yellowish carapace and a brown abdomen with long bright yellow hairs; and a long tapering embolus with a slight twist in the middle. Its body is 15.5 mm long and it has a stridulating organ between its chelicera. It also lacks a clypeus.
References
- "Taxon details Euphrictus spinosus Hirst, 1908". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- ^ Hirst, A.S. (1908). "On a new type of stridulating-organ in mygalomorph spiders, with the description of a new genus and species belonging to the suborder". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (2): 401–405. doi:10.1080/00222930808692503. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- Smith, A.M. (1990). Baboon spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East. London: Fitzgerald Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9510939-7-9.
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| Euphrictus spinosus | |
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