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Issue: Vol. 5701 No. 3: 3 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5701.3.5
Page range: 351-381
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The new genus Magnacrus (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornithoctoninae) from Vietnam, with notes on Citharognathus hosei Pocock, 1895

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology; Tay Nguyen University (TNU); 567 Le Duan; Buon Ma Thuot; Dak Lak 630000; Vietnam
Nan Guangji Street; Beilin District; Xi’an; Shaanxi 710000; P. R. China
Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart; Rosenstein 1; D-70191 Stuttgart; Germany
6365 Willowpark Way; Sooke; BC; Canada V9Z 1L9
Theraphosid Research Team; Hofmarkstr. 6; 85462 Eitting; Germany
Araneae mygalomorph new species taxonomy tarantula

Abstract

A new ornithoctonine genus, Magnacrus gen. nov., is established with two species from the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Magnacrus tongmianensis (Zhu, Li & Song, 2002) gen. nov. comb. nov. is transferred from Citharognathus Pocock, 1895, and is redescribed based on the new Vietnamese specimens; its type locality is potentially wrongly recorded, this species likely does not inhabit China. A new species, M. taynguyenensis gen. nov. sp. nov., from Vietnam is described with both sexes. The type species of Citharognathus, C. hosei Pocock, 1895, is redescribed based on the type specimen and new samples from two populations of Sarawak, Borneo. The males of M. tongmianensis gen. nov. comb. nov., and C. hosei are additionally described. Insights into natural history and conservation of all species are included. A distribution map for both Magnacrus species is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Hoang, Q.D., Yu, K., Wendt, I., West, R.C. & Wirth, V.V. (2025) The new genus Magnacrus (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornithoctoninae) from Vietnam, with notes on Citharognathus hosei Pocock, 1895. Zootaxa, 5701 (3), 351–381. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5701.3.5