Phormingochilus
| Phormingochilus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. everetti Pocock, 1895
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| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Phormingochilus is a genus of Bornean tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.[2] They are occasionally kept as exotic pets, and are known for moving in bursts of speed and being defensive when cornered.[3]
Diagnosis
[edit]They can be distinguished by the round apex of the male palpal bulb, they can also be distinguished by the size of leg 1 and 4 in females. Further more, they can only be found in Borneo and Sulawesi.[4][5]
Species
[edit]As of December 2024[update] contains five species, found on Borneo and Sulawesi:[1]
- Phormingochilus arboricola (Schmidt & Barensteiner, 2015) – Borneo
- Phormingochilus everetti Pocock, 1895 (type) – Borneo
- Phormingochilus hatihati (Müller, Fardiansah, et al, 2024) - Sulawesi[5]
- Phormingochilus pennellhewlettorum Smith & Jacobi, 2015 – Malaysia (Borneo)
- Phormingochilus tigrinus Pocock, 1895 – Borneo
Formerly included:
- P. carpenteri Smith & Jacobi, 2015 → Lampropelma carpenteri
- P. fuchsi Strand, 1906 → Omothymus fuchsi
- P. kirki Smith & Jacobi, 2015 → Lampropelma carpenteri
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gen. Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ Pocock, R. I. (1895). "On a new and natural grouping of some of the Oriental genera of Mygalomorphae, with descriptions of new genera and species". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 15 (6): 165–184. doi:10.1080/00222939508677863.
- ^ "Phormingochilus sp. Sabah Blue". Arachnoboards. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ Gabriel, Ray; Sherwood, Danniella (2019). "The revised taxonomic placement of some arboreal Ornithoctoninae Pocock, 1895 with description of a new species of Omothymus Thorell, 1891 (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Müller, Simon; Fardiansah, Riko; et al. (31 Dec 2024). "Description of a new genus and two new species of Ornithoctoninae from Southeast Asia (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History. 7 (2): 23–39. doi:10.18476/2024.122121. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
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