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Selenobrachys
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Selenobrachys

Orphnaecus is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. They have close to fifty lanceolate stridulatory spines on the chelicerae, known as "strikers". The male embolus has a single strong retrolateral keel. It is considered a senior synonym of Chilocosmia and Selenobrachys.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Selenobrachys ustromsupasius

speciesSelenobrachys ustromsupasius

Philippine Tangerine Tarantula

speciesSelenobrachys philippinus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1136820.