Pterinochilus
| Pterinochilus | |
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| Pterinochilus murinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: |
Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897 |
| Species | |
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See text. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pterinochilides Strand, 1920 |
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See text.
Pterinochilides Strand, 1920
Pterinochilus is a genus of tarantulas (family Theraphosidae), in the subfamily known as baboon spiders. The species was first described in 1897 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock. The type species is P. vorax.
As of May 2016[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
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