| Typhochlaena | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
| |
| Typhochlaena seladonia | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Typhochlaena C.L. Koch, 1850 |
Typhochlaena is a genus of small-bodied tarantulas with an arboreal trapdoor lifestyle. All the species except for T. seladonia were first described by Rogério Bertani in 2012.
Characteristics
Typhochlaena differs from all other aviculariine species by having a domed, short distal segment on the posterior lateral spinneret; the sternum is as long as wide, truncated behind; they are also quite small, with type II urticating hairs.
Species
As of January 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
- Typhochlaena amma Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Typhochlaena costae Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Typhochlaena curumim Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Typhochlaena paschoali Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
- Typhochlaena seladonia (C.L. Koch, 1841) (type species) – Brazil
References
- ^ "Gen. Typhochlaena C.L. Koch, 1850", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-01-13
- Andre, C. & Hüsser, M. (2018), "About trapdoors and bridges – New insights in the little-known ecology and lifestyle of the genus Typhochlaena C.L. Koch, 1850", British Tarantula Society Journal, 32 (3): 3–29
- Bertani, R. (2012). Revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850, Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901 and Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae). ZooKeys 230: 1-94. Retrieved February 2, 2016
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Typhochlaena | |
 | This Theraphosidae-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |