Coremiocnemis
| Coremiocnemis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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)
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| Species | |
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]As of August 2022[update] it contains six species, with three other transferred to Psednocnemis, they are found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Queensland:[1]
- Coremiocnemis cunicularia (Simon, 1892) (type) – Malaysia
- Coremiocnemis hoggi West & Nunn, 2010 – Malaysia
- Coremiocnemis kotacana West & Nunn, 2010 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
- Coremiocnemis obscura West & Nunn, 2010 – Malaysia
- Coremiocnemis tropix Raven, 2005 – Australia (Queensland)
- Coremiocnemis valida Pocock, 1895 – Borneo
Transferred to other genera
[edit | edit source]- Coremiocnemis brachyramosa West & Nunn, 2010 → Psednocnemis brachyramosa
- Coremiocnemis gnathospina West & Nunn, 2010 → Psednocnemis gnathospina
- Coremiocnemis jeremyhuffi West & Nunn, 2010 → Psednocnemis jeremyhuffi
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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