Magnacrus tongmianensis (Zhu, Li & Song, 2002)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038374

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Described:

Distribution: Vietnam, China?

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Type Repository Provide information
  • Holotype: Museum of Hebei University (MHBU), Baoding, China f (Ar T0029) - (Hoang et al., 2025)
  • Paratype: Museum of Hebei University (MHBU), Baoding, China 1f (Ar T0030) - (Hoang et al., 2025)
Taxonomic References
Citharognathus tongmianensis Zhu, Li & Song, 2002: 371, f. 1, 2A-I (Df) Original description
Citharognathus tongmianensis Schmidt, 2003l: 248, f. A-E (f)
Citharognathus tongmianensis Zhu & Zhang, 2008: 425, f. 1A-I (f)
Magnacrus tongmianensis Hoang et al., 2025: 356, f. 1A-F, 2A-F, 3A-F, 4A-B, 13D, 14D (Dmf, T from Citharognathus)
References

Hoang, Q. D., Yu, K., Wendt, I., West, R. C. & Wirth, V. von (2025). The new genus Magnacrus (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornithoctoninae) from Vietnam, with notes on Citharognathus hosei Pocock, 1895. Zootaxa 5701(3): 351-381. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5701.3.5 -- Show included taxa

Schmidt, G. (2003l). Die Vogelspinnen: Eine weltweite Übersicht. Neue Brehm-Bücherei Hohenwarsleben, 383 pp. -- Show included taxa

Zhu, M. S., Li, T. H. & Song, D. X. (2002). A new species of the genus Citharognathus from China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae). Journal of Hebei University, Natural Sciences 22: 370-373. -- Show included taxa

Zhu, M. S. & Zhang, R. (2008). Revision of the theraphosid spiders from China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae). Journal of Arachnology 36(2): 425-447. doi: 10.1636/CA07-94.1 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2025-10-03 New taxonomic reference entry Hoang et al., 2025
2025-10-03 Species transferred to new genus Hoang et al., 2025 Species transferred from Citharognathus to Magnacrus
2025-10-03 First description of male Hoang et al., 2025 Old value
2025-10-03 Species distribution update Hoang et al., 2025 Old value

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