| Orphnaecus pellitus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata | 
| Class: | Arachnida | 
| Order: | Araneae | 
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae | 
| Family: | Theraphosidae | 
| Genus: | Orphnaecus | 
| Species: | O. pellitus  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Orphnaecus pellitus Simon, 1892[1]  | |
Orphnaecus pellitus is a species of the family Theraphosidae.[1]
Characteristics
O. pellitus has a dark brown cephalothorax and a red-brown abdomen. In females, the cephalothorax is 15.5 mm long, the abdomen is 22 mm, the maxillary palpus is 26.7 mm, and the legs are:
- 49.5 mm
 - 41.5 mm
 - 38.5 mm
 - 49.8 mm.
 
In males, the cephalothorax is 12.5 mm, the maxillary palpus is 19.6 mm, and the legs are:
- 47.5 mm
 - 40.5 mm
 - 30 mm
 - 48 mm[2]
 
References
- 1 2 Orphnaecus pellitus Simon, 1892. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved March 7, 2016
 - ↑ Simon, E. (1892c). Arachnides. In: Raffrey, A., I. Bolivar & E. Simon (eds.) Etudes cavernicoles de l'île Luzon. Voyage de M. E. Simon aux l'îles Philippines (mars et avril 1890). 4e Mémoire. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 61, 35-52
 
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