Selenobrachys philippinus

Selenobrachys philippinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Theraphosoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Theraphosoidea

Familia: Theraphosidae
Subfamilia: Selenocosmiinae
Tribus: Yamiini
Genus: Selenobrachys
Species: Selenobrachys philippinus

Name

Selenobrachys philippinus Schmidt, 1999

Type locality: Mambucal [= Mambukal, 10°24′42″, N 123°7′54″E] Mount Kanlaon, Negros Island, Philippines.

Holotype: SMF. female ♀. 39202–84.

Synonymy

• Orphnaecus philippinus (Schmidt): West, Nunn & Hogg, 2012: 25

References

Primary references

• Schmidt, G.E.W. 1999b. 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. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Barrion-Dupo, A.L.A., Barrion, A.T. & Rasalan, J.B. 2015. A new cave-dwelling mygalomorph spider of the genus Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897 (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Selenocosmiinae) from Burdeos, Polillo Island, Quezon province, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology 8(2014): 1–15. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Philippine Orange Tarantula