Coremiocnemis

Coremiocnemis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Subfamily: Selenocosmiinae
Genus: Coremiocnemis
Simon, 1892[1]
Type species
C. cunicularia
(Simon, 1892)
Species

6, see text

Coremiocnemis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[2] They are named after the greek words korema, which means broom or brush, and kemis, meaning shin guard. Being a reference to the hirsute characteristics of the posterior legs.[3]

Diagnosis

They can be distinguished from other genera by having long, hair brushes along the retrolateral metatarsus and tarsus in leg 4. Females also have a spermathecae with two lobes, and males have pegs in the chelicerae.[3]

Species

As of August 2022 it contains six species, with three other transferred to Psednocnemis, they are found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Queensland:[1]

Transferred to other genera

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. ^ Simon, E (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  3. ^ a b West, Rick C.; Nunn, Steven C. (2010). "A taxonomic revision of the tarantula spider genus Coremiocnemis Simon 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with further notes on the Selenocosmiinae". Zootaxa. 2443: 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2443.1.1. Retrieved August 7, 2022.


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