Sickius
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| Template:Taxon infoTemplate:Taxon italics Soares & Camargo, 1948[1]
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Hapalotremus longibulbi (Raven, 1948) | |
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Sickius is a genus of tarantulas. It has a single species, Sickius longibulbi. It is endemic to Brazil.
Taxonomy
The species S. longibulbi was described in 1948 by Benedict A. M. Soares and H.F. de A. Camargo. However, Robert Raven put it in the genus Hapalotremus, on account of a similar double-branched tibial spur, though the holotype was missing at the time. It was restored to the genus Sickius in 2002 by Rogério Bertani, who claimed it lacked urticating hair and any keels on the embolus therefore it was impossible for the genus to be a member of the Theraphosinae.[2]
In 2015 Josè Guadanucci and Dirk Weinmann moved this genus to the Schismatothelinae subfamily.[3]
Characteristic features
The main characteristic is the absence of spermathecae in the female spider. This is found in very few spiders, none of which are mygalomorphid. The male is characterized by the shape of the embolus; which is long and has a small hook at the end.[2]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gen. Sickius Soares & Camargo, 1948". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bertani, R. & da Silva Jr., P.I. (2002). "The first mygalomorph spider without spermathecae: Sickius longibulbi, with a revalidation of Sickius (Araneae. Theraphosidae, Ischnocolinae)". Journal of Arachnology. 30 (3): 519–526. doi:10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0519:TFMSWS]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Guadanucci, J.P.L. & Weinmann, D. (2015). "Description of Neoholothele gen. nov. (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Schismatothelinae)". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 50 (3): 221–228. Bibcode:2015SNFE...50..221G. doi:10.1080/01650521.2015.1110309. hdl:11449/161205. S2CID 86207520.
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