Omothymus

Omothymus is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.^[2]

Omothymus
An Omothymus violaceopes tarantula.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Omothymus Thorell, 1891[1]
Type species
Omothymus schioedtei Thorell, 1891

Description

This genus can be distinguished from others thanks to their reproductive organs. They can be distinguished from Phormingochilus by the pointed apex of the embolus. They can also be distinguished by the length of leg 1 and 4, and by their distribution, being found in Malaysia, Singapore and Sumatra, Indonesia.^[3]

Species

As of July 2022^[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:^[2]

• Omothymus fuchsi Strand, 1906 - Indonesia
• Omothymus rafni Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019 - Indonesia
• Omothymus schioedtei Thorell, 1891 (type species) - Malaysia
• Omothymus violaceopes Abraham, 1924 - Malaysia and Singapore

In synonymy

Omothymus thorelli Simon, 1901 = Omothymus schioedtei Thorell, 1891