Coremiocnemis Explained

Coremiocnemis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.^[1] They are named after the greek words korema, which means broom or brush, and kemis, meaning shin guard. Being a reference to the hirsute characteristics of the posterior legs.^[2]

Diagnosis

They can be distinguished from other genera by having long, hair brushes along the retrolateral metatarsus and tarsus in leg 4. Females also have a spermathecae with two lobes, and males have pegs in the chelicerae.

Species

it contains six species, with three other transferred to Psednocnemis, they are found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Queensland:^[3]

• Coremiocnemis cunicularia (Simon, 1892) (type) – Malaysia
• Coremiocnemis hoggi West & Nunn, 2010 – Malaysia
• Coremiocnemis kotacana West & Nunn, 2010 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
• Coremiocnemis obscura West & Nunn, 2010 – Malaysia
• Coremiocnemis tropix Raven, 2005 – Australia (Queensland)
• Coremiocnemis valida Pocock, 1895 – Borneo

Transferred to other genera

• Coremiocnemis brachyramosa West & Nunn, 2010 → Psednocnemis brachyramosa
• Coremiocnemis gnathospina West & Nunn, 2010 → Psednocnemis gnathospina
• Coremiocnemis jeremyhuffi West & Nunn, 2010 → Psednocnemis jeremyhuffi

See also

• List of Theraphosidae species

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E. 1892. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Roret . Paris. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973. Eugène Simon.
2. West . Rick C. . Nunn . Steven C. . 2010 . A taxonomic revision of the tarantula spider genus Coremiocnemis Simon 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with further notes on the Selenocosmiinae . August 7, 2022 . Zootaxa . 2443 . 1 . 10.11646/zootaxa.2443.1.1.
3. Gen. Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-04-10. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.