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Some Tarantula that do not get spurs


Male Specimens: Tibial Apophyses and Palpal Emboli:

Sexually mature males that do not possess tibial apophyses (mating
"spurs" or "hooks"), 2003:

(A)
ANNANDALIELLA Hirst, 1909
ANOPLOSCELUS Pocock, 1897: Africa
AUGACEPHALUS Gallon, 2002 (In part): A. junodi (Simon, 1904): Africa
(B)
(C)
CHILOBRACHYS Karsch, 1891
CITHARISCHIUS Pocock, 1900: Africa
COREMIOCNEMIS Simon, 1892
(D)
(E)
EUPHRICTUS Hirst, 1908: Africa
(F)
(G)
(H)
HETEROSCODRA Pocock, 1899: Africa
HETEROTHELE Karsch, 1879: Africa
HYSTEROCRATES Simon, 1892: Africa
(I)
ISCHNOCOLUS Ausserer, 1871: Africa, Middle East, and Europe
(J)
(K)
(L)
LYROGNATHUS Pocock, 1895
(M)
METRIOPELMA Becker, 1878
(N)
NHANDU Lucas, 1981 (In part): N. carapoensis Lucas, 1981
(O)
ORPHNAECUS Simon, 1892 (unpublished data)
(P)
PACHISTOPELMA Pocock, 1901 (modified tibial apophyses consisting of a
"shield" of spines)
PHLOGIELLUS Pocock, 1897
PHONEYUSA Karsch, 1884: Africa
PHORMINGOCHILUS Pocock, 1895
PLESIOPHRICTUS Pocock, 1899: (In part): some species may possess tibial
apophyses
POECILOTHERIA Simon, 1885: India and Sri Lanka
(Q)
(R)
(S)
SELENOCOSMIA Ausserer, 1871
SELENOTHOLUS Hogg, 1902
SELENOTYPUS Pocock, 1897
SERICOPELMA Ausserer, 1875
STROMATOPELMA Karsch, 1881: Africa
(T)
THERAPHOSA Thorell, 1870 (In part): T. blondi (Latreille, 1804)
THRIGMOPOEUS Pocock, 1899 (unpublished data)
(U)
(V)
(W)
(XYZ)

Uknown at this time: HAPLOCLASTUS, LOXOMPHALIA, and LOXOPTYGUS

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