Orphnaecus
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| Orphnaecus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Selenocosmiinae |
| Genus: | Orphnaecus Simon, 1892[1] |
| Type species | |
| O. pellitus Simon, 1892 | |
| Species | |
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Orphnaecus is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[2] They have close to fifty lanceolate stridulatory spines on the chelicerae, known as "strikers". The male embolus has a single strong retrolateral keel.[3] It was considered a senior synonym of Chilocosmia and Selenobrachys;[3] however, more recent studies have found the three genera sufficiently different to remain separate.[4]
