Selenogyrus aureus Pocock, 1897

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002440

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Described:

Distribution: Sierra Leone, Guinea

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Taxonomic References
Selenogyrus aureus Pocock, 1897b: 768, pl. 41, f. 2 (Dm) Original description
Selenogyrus aureus Hirst, 1908: 402, f. 1 (m mandible)
Selenogyrus aureus Smith, 1987d: 98, f. 100h (m)
Selenogyrus aureus Smith, 1990c: 138, f. 892-911 (m)
Selenogyrus aureus Schmidt, 1993d: 58, f. 35 (m)
Selenogyrus aureus Schmidt, 2003l: 116, f. 63 (m)
Selenogyrus aureus Sherwood, Henrard & Van Den Spiegel, 2024: 44, f. 8A-D (m)
References

Hirst, A. S. (1908). On a new type of stridulating-organ in mygalomorph spiders, with the description of a new genus and species belonging to the suborder. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8) 2(11): 401-405. doi: 10.1080/00222930808692503 -- Show included taxa

Pocock, R. I. (1897b). On the spiders of the suborder Mygalomorphae from the Ethiopian Region, contained in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 65(3): 724-774, pl. 46-48. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1897.tb03116.x -- Show included taxa

Schmidt, G. (1993d). Vogelspinnen: Vorkommen, Lebensweise, Haltung und Zucht, mit Bestimmungsschlüsseln für alle Gattungen, Vierte Auflage. Landbuch Hannover, 151 pp. -- Show included taxa

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

Sherwood, D., Henrard, A. & Van Den Spiegel, D. (2024). Selenogyrus foordi, a new species and the first record of the subfamily Selenogyrinae Smith, 1990 from Guinea (Araneae, Theraphosidae). African Invertebrates 65(2): 37-48. doi: 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.65.128284 -- Show included taxa

Smith, A. M. (1987d). The tarantula: classification and identification guide (second ed.). Fitzgerald Publishing London, 179 pp. -- Show included taxa

Smith, A. M. (1990c). Baboon spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East. Fitzgerald Publishing London, 142 pp. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2024-08-16 New taxonomic reference entry Sherwood, Henrard & Van Den Spiegel, 2024
2024-08-16 Species distribution update Sherwood, Henrard & Van Den Spiegel, 2024 Old value
2019-07-11 New taxonomic reference entry Hirst, 1908

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