Citharognathus Explained

Citharognathus is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.^[1] it contains two species: C. hosei and C. tongmianensis.^[2]

Diagnosis

They can be distinguished by their clypeus, which is less than the with of the eye group. The leg 4 is also distinctly thicker and longer than leg 1.^[3]

See also

• List of Theraphosidae species

Notes and References

1. 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. 165–184. 15. 6. 10.1080/00222939508677863. Reginald_Innes_Pocock.
2. Gen. Citharognathus Pocock, 1895. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-04-10. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
3. Zhu . Ming-Sheng . Zhang . Rui . 2008 . Revision of the Theraphosid Spiders from China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) . The Journal of Arachnology . 36 . 2 . 425–447 . 10.1636/CA07-94.1 . 25434306 . 86482441 . 0161-8202.