Selenocosmiinae sp. Biru is now known as...

[antinous]

Birupes simoroxigorum, interesting new genus name. Points go to whoever can pronounce the species name. More can be read if you are a BTS member (which I am not). If anybody has a copy and can report back on it, that would be great.

 

[Rigor Mortis]

Birupes simoroxigorum, interesting new genus name. Points go to whoever can pronounce the species name. More can be read if you are a BTS member (which I am not). If anybody has a copy and can report back on it, that would be great.

Sim-uh-rocks-ig-or-uhm? I think the x makes it looks like some space age spider.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

I like it

 

[Venom1080]

Saw this a few hours ago but was too paranoid to share..

 

[antinous]

Saw this a few hours ago but was too paranoid to share..

Why?

 

[Venom1080]

Why?

Ah, lol. Last couple times I shared new things from facebook there were already threads on them

 

[The Seraph]

simoroxigorum

Sai-more-row-chi-gore-rum. Did I get it right?

 

[creepa]

Paper?

 

[Theneil]

i thought that was going to be in the next issue...

I have a BTS membership but a quick look through the pictures of the most recent one i can download (because i cant read fast) did not reveal anything about sp. biru.

 

[creepa]

Paper is fact..., facebook not.

 

[Theneil]

Paper is fact..., facebook not.

Neither one is necessarily fact... Both have the possibility to be either accurate or inaccurate. (Though a scientific paper is probably more reliable on average )

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Points go to whoever can pronounce the species name.

See-moro-zi-gor-uhm?

I've probably butchered the hell out of that

 

[AphonopelmaTX]

For the pronunciation of the scientific names I can't figure out how to pronounce, I use Google Translate. Translate from = Latin; Translate to = English, then click the little speaker icon for the English version to hear it. Google Translate is quite accurate considering the loose rules of how to pronounce organism scientific names.

 

[AphonopelmaTX]

Gabriel, Ray & Sherwood, Danniella. (2019). A new genus and species of theraphosid spider from Sarawak, Borneo (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 34(1): 19-34.

Abstract: A new genus and species of the subfamily Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1892 are described from Sarawak, Borneo: Birupes simoroxigorum gen. et sp. nov. with discussion on the use of palpal bulb, spermathecae and stridulatory organ morphology in selenocosmiine systematics.

As for the pronunciation of the species name, @Rigor Mortis seems to have it right. According to the paper, the species name is a combination of the names of the collectors' children: Simon, Roxanne, and Igor.