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Pterinochilus

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Pterinochilus
Pterinochilus murinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Pterinochilus
Pocock, 1897[1]
Type species
P. vorax
Pocock, 1897
Species

10, see text

Synonyms[1]

Pterinochilus is a genus of baboon spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897.[3] They are found all throughout Africa.

Species

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As of July 2022 it contains ten species, all found in Africa:[1]

In synonymy

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Formerly included

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. ^ Laurent, R. (1946). "Notes arachnologiques africaines II.-Sur quelques théraphosides du Congo Belge (Ischnocolinae, Eumenophorinae, Selenocosmiinae)". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 39: 323.
  3. ^ Pocock, R. I. (1897). "On the spiders of the suborder Mygalomorphae from the Ethiopian Region, contained in the collection of the British Museum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 65 (3): 46–48.