Lyrognathus robustus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Theraphosoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Theraphosoidea

Familia: Theraphosidae
Subfamilia: Selenocosmiinae
Tribus: Selenocosmiini
Genus: Lyrognathus
Species: Lyrognathus robustus

Name

Lyrognathus robustus Smith 1988

Type locality: Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Holotype: BMNH. female ♀. 1988.2.6.

Synonymy

• Lyrognathus liewi West, 1991: 616 (synonymized by Schmidt & von Wirth 1992: 10)
  • Type locality: 24 mile road marker, Cameron Highlands (4°41' N, 101°52' E), Pahang, West Malaysia.
    • Holotype: QM. female ♀. X-XI.1986. legit K.C. Liew. S15460.

References

Primary references

• Smith, A.M. 1988. Lyrognathus robustus, a new species of theraphosid spider from Malaysia. British Tarantula Society Journal 4(2): 15-19. Reference page. 

Additional references

• West, R.C. & Nunn, S.C. 2010a: A taxonomic revision of the tarantula spider genus Lyrognathus Pocock 1895 (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with notes on the Selenocosmiinae. Zootaxa 2362: 1–43. Preview Reference page.