Selenotholus

Selenotholus is a monotypic genus of tarantulas containing the single species, Selenotholus foelschei. It was first described by Henry Roughton Hogg in 1902,^[2] and is found in the Northern Territory.^[1] It is distinguished from Selenocosmia in by a thoracic fovea recurved, along with the first and fourth pairs of legs being of equal size.

Selenotholus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Selenotholus Hogg, 1902[1]
Species:	S. foelschei
Binomial name
Selenotholus foelschei Hogg, 1902

S. foelschei was named after its collector, Paul Foelsche.

See also

• List of Theraphosidae species