Coremiocnemis
Sign in to saveCoremiocnemis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. They are named after the greek words korema, which means broom or brush, and kemis, meaning shin guard. Being a reference to the hirsute characteristics of the posterior legs.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Coremiocnemis is referenced by 5 other articles, and connects out to Theraphosidae, Australia and Indonesia.
It sits within the topics Spiders of Asia, Spiders of Australia and Taxa named by Eugène Simon.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 26
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Collections
- WAM, QM
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia
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- Parent taxon
- Theraphosidae
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- taxon author citation
- Simon, 1892
- taxon name
- Coremiocnemis
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- genus
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- Category:Coremiocnemis
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Coremiocnemis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. They are named after the greek words korema, which means broom or brush, and kemis, meaning shin guard. Being a reference to the hirsute characteristics of the posterior legs.
== Diagnosis == They can be distinguished from other genera by having long, hair brushes along the retrolateral metatarsus and tarsus in leg 4. Females also have a spermathecae with two lobes, and males have pegs in the chelicerae.
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