| Phormingochilus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Phormingochilus Pocock, 18951 |
| Type species | |
| P. everetti Pocock, 1895
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| Species | |
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Phormingochilus is a genus of Bornean tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.2 They are occasionally kept as exotic pets, and are known for moving in bursts of speed and being defensive when cornered.3
Diagnosis
They can be distinguished by the round apex of the male palpal bulb, they can also be distinguished by the size of leg 1 and 4 in females. Further more, they can only be found in Borneo and Sulawesi.45
Species
As of December 2024 contains five species, found on Borneo and Sulawesi:1
- Phormingochilus arboricola (Schmidt & Barensteiner, 2015) – Borneo
- Phormingochilus everetti Pocock, 1895 (type) – Borneo
- Phormingochilus hatihati (Müller, Fardiansah, et al, 2024) - Sulawesi5
- Phormingochilus pennellhewlettorum Smith & Jacobi, 2015 – Malaysia (Borneo)
- Phormingochilus tigrinus Pocock, 1895 – Borneo
Formerly included:
- P. carpenteri Smith & Jacobi, 2015 → Lampropelma carpenteri
- P. fuchsi Strand, 1906 → Omothymus fuchsi
- P. kirki Smith & Jacobi, 2015 → Lampropelma carpenteri
References
References
- "Gen. Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- Pocock, R. I. (1895). "On a new and natural grouping of some of the Oriental genera of Mygalomorphae, with descriptions of new genera and species". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 15 (6): 165–184. doi:10.1080/00222939508677863.
- "Phormingochilus sp. Sabah Blue". Arachnoboards. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- Gabriel, Ray; Sherwood, Danniella (2019). "The revised taxonomic placement of some arboreal Ornithoctoninae Pocock, 1895 with description of a new species of Omothymus Thorell, 1891 (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- Müller, Simon; Fardiansah, Riko; et al. (31 Dec 2024). "Description of a new genus and two new species of Ornithoctoninae from Southeast Asia (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History. 7 (2): 23–39. doi:10.18476/2024.122121. Retrieved 25 October 2025.