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Euphrictus squamosus
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Euphrictus squamosus is a tarantula (family Theraphosidae) in the Selenogyrinae subfamily.[2] It is native to the Congo.[1]
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Taxonomy
The species was first described by Pierre Benoit in 1965 as the type species, Zophopelma squamosa, of a new genus Zophopelma, placed in the family Barychelidae.[3] After analysing its features, Robert J. Raven considered the species to belong to the family Theraphosidae rather than Barychelidae, and also transferred it to the genus Euphrictus as E. squamosus.[4] The transfer has been accepted by most sources,[1] but Andrew M. Smith in 1990, although agreeing with the changed family placement, questioned Raven's view that Zophopelma and Euphrictus are synonymous.[2]
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Characteristics
Euphrictus squamosus is characterized by yellow-white scales on its cephalothorax, for both genders. It has a slightly shorter embolus than Euphrictus spinosus. It is 11.4 mm long and reddish-brown in colour.[3]
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