Loxomphalia is a monotypic genus of tarantulas containing the single species, Loxomphalia rubida. It was first described from a female found by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889,[2] and it has only been found on the Zanzibar Archipelago.[1]

Loxomphalia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Loxomphalia
Simon, 1889[1]
Species:
L. rubida
Binomial name
Loxomphalia rubida
Simon, 1889

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Loxomphalia Simon, 1889". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1889). "Descriptions d'espèces africaines nouvelles de la famille des Aviculariidae". Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 42: 405–415.