Typhochlaena Explained

Typhochlaena is a genus of small-bodied tarantulas with an arboreal trapdoor lifestyle. All the species except for T. seladonia were first described by Rogério Bertani in 2012.

Characteristics

Typhochlaena differs from all other aviculariine species by having a domed, short distal segment on the posterior lateral spinneret; the sternum is as long as wide, truncated behind; they are also quite small, with type II urticating hairs.^[1]

Species

, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:

• Typhochlaena amma Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
• Typhochlaena costae Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
• Typhochlaena curumim Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
• Typhochlaena paschoali Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
• Typhochlaena seladonia (C.L. Koch, 1841) (type species) – Brazil

Notes and References

1. Bertani, R. (2012). Revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850, Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901 and Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae). ZooKeys 230: 1-94. Retrieved February 2, 2016