Myostola
Sign in to saveMyostola is a spider genus in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), with the sole species Myostola occidentalis, found in Gabon and Cameroon.
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It is catalogued under topics including Monotypic Theraphosidae genera, Spiders of Africa and Taxa named by Eugène Simon.
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- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Theraphosidae
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- taxon name
- Myostola
- taxon rank
- genus
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Myostola is a spider genus in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), with the sole species Myostola occidentalis, found in Gabon and Cameroon.
==Description== Myostola occidentalis is basically dark brown, with pale rose-coloured hairs on the joints of the palps and legs. The female's body, including the mandibles, is around long; the male is smaller, at around and lighter in colour.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Myostola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.