Cyrtopholis
Cyrtopholis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by being found in the Caribbean, and by the presence of claviform stridulatory hairs on the trochanter of the pedipalps and the legs I. They also own type 1 and 3 urticating hairs on the abdomen. The spermatheca of females is formed by 2 long receptacles with no fusion at the base.Species
it contains twenty-two species, found in the Caribbean and South America:Cyrtopholis agilis Pocock, 1903 - HispaniolaCyrtopholis anacanta Franganillo, 1935 - CubaCyrtopholis annectans Chamberlin, 1917 - BarbadosCyrtopholis bartholomaei - St. Thomas, AntiguaCyrtopholis bonhotei - Bahama Is.Cyrtopholis bryantae Rudloff, 1995 - CubaCyrtopholis culebrae - Puerto RicoCyrtopholis cursor - HispaniolaCyrtopholis femoralis Pocock, 1903 - MontserratCyrtopholis flavostriata Schmidt, 1995 - Virgin Is.Cyrtopholis gibbosa Franganillo, 1936 - CubaCyrtopholis innocua - CubaCyrtopholis intermedia - South AmericaCyrtopholis ischnoculiformis - CubaCyrtopholis jamaicola Strand, 1908 - JamaicaCyrtopholis major - CubaCyrtopholis obsoleta - CubaCyrtopholis plumosa Franganillo, 1931 - CubaCyrtopholis portoricae Chamberlin, 1917 - Puerto RicoCyrtopholis ramsi Rudloff, 1995 - CubaCyrtopholis regibbosa Rudloff, 1994 - CubaCyrtopholis unispina Franganillo, 1926 - CubaIn synonymy
- C. debilis Franganillo, 1931 = Cyrtopholis unispina
- C. debilis Franganillo, 1931 = ''Cyrtopholis major''
[Nomen dubium]
- Cyrtopholis meridionalis - Brazil
[Nomen nudum]
- Cyrtopholis respina Franganillo, 1935 - Cuba