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Coremiocnemis

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Coremiocnemis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[2] 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.[3]

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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.[3]

Species

As of August 2022 it contains six species, with three other transferred to Psednocnemis, they are found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Queensland:[1]

Transferred to other genera

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

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