Selenocosmiinae

The Selenocosmiinae^[1] are a subfamily of tarantulas (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) found throughout South-East Asia and Australia. This subfamily is defined by the presence of a lyra on the maxillae and strikers on the chelicerae, allowing these spiders to stridulate and produce a "hissing" sound. However some species within Phlogiellus may have secondary lost their lyra but retain their strikers. The monophyly of the subfamily has been only tested using genetic data with a handful of genera or species in a few studies.^[2][3] However, these studies found genera that had been previously placed in this subfamily were actual their own separate subfamily (Poecilotheria) and that Selenocosmiinae is most closely related to the Indian Thrigmopoeinae. As of 2021, Selenocosmiinae contains 11 genera.

Selenocosmiinae
Selenocosmia stirlingi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Clade:	Avicularioidea
Family:	Theraphosidae
Subfamily:	Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889

Genera[4]

• Birupes Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019^[5]
• Chilobrachys Karsch, 1891^[6]
• Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892^[7]
• Haplocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996
• Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895
• Orphnaecus Simon, 1892
• Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897
• Psednocnemis West, Nunn & Hogg, 2012
• Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
• Selenotholus Hogg, 1902
• Selenotypus Pocock, 1895