Selenocosmia
| Selenocosmia | |
|---|---|
| Selenocosmia crassipes | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Selenocosmiinae |
| Genus: | Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871 |
| Type species | |
| S. javanensis (Walckenaer, 1837) | |
| Species | |
|
36, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
Selenocosmia is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The genus is found in China, New Guinea, Australia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, India and Pakistan. They are commonly referred to as whistling or barking spiders, due to their ability to stridulate using lyra hairs.