| Coremiocnemis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Selenocosmiinae |
| Genus: | Coremiocnemis Simon, 18921 |
| Type species | |
| C. cunicularia (Simon, 1892)
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| Species | |
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Coremiocnemis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.2 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.3
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.3
Species
As of August 2022 it contains six species, with three other transferred to Psednocnemis, they are found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Queensland:1
- Coremiocnemis cunicularia (Simon, 1892) (type) – Malaysia
- Coremiocnemis hoggi West & Nunn, 2010 – Malaysia
- Coremiocnemis kotacana West & Nunn, 2010 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
- Coremiocnemis obscura West & Nunn, 2010 – Malaysia
- Coremiocnemis tropix Raven, 2005 – Australia (Queensland)
- Coremiocnemis valida Pocock, 1895 – Borneo
Transferred to other genera
- Coremiocnemis brachyramosa West & Nunn, 2010 → Psednocnemis brachyramosa
- Coremiocnemis gnathospina West & Nunn, 2010 → Psednocnemis gnathospina
- Coremiocnemis jeremyhuffi West & Nunn, 2010 → Psednocnemis jeremyhuffi
References
References
- "Gen. Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- Simon, E (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
- West, Rick C.; Nunn, Steven C. (2010). "A taxonomic revision of the tarantula spider genus Coremiocnemis Simon 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with further notes on the Selenocosmiinae". Zootaxa. 2443: 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2443.1.1. Retrieved August 7, 2022.