Species Citharognathus tongmianensis

[Theraphosid Research Team]

adult and adult , North Vietnam and south China!

 

[Charliemum]

How beautiful with those chunky legs , such a strange shape to the carapace too, I have never seen a t with such a shape, thank you for sharing .

 

[Terrovax]

will these be moved to a separate genus? They seem different to C. hosei in both appearance and distribution in my opinion

 

[Theraphosid Research Team]

will these be moved to a separate genus? They seem different to C. hosei in both appearance and distribution in my opinion

Yes, we are currently working with an international team on the phylogenetic position of these and other species from Vietnam. However, we will not be publishing our findings until later this year because we are still waiting for the genetic analysis. It is clear that these and other species of Ornithoctoninae with thickened rear legs do not belong to the genus Citharognathus.