Citharognathus

Citharognathus is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.^[2] As of August 2022^[update] it contains two species: C. hosei and C. tongmianensis.^[1]

Citharognathus
Citharognathus tongmianensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Subfamily:	Ornithoctoninae
Genus:	Citharognathus Pocock, 1895[1]
Type species
C. hosei Pocock, 1895
Species
C. hosei Pocock, 1895 – Borneo C. tongmianensis Zhu, Li & Song, 2002 – China

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