Magnacrus

Magnacrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Magnacrus
Hoang, Yu, Wendt, West & von Wirth, 2025[1]
Type species
Citharognathus tongmianensis
Zhu, Li & Song, 2002
Species

2, see text

Magnacrus is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae.[2]

Distribution

Magnacrus is known from Vietnam and possibly China.[2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[2]

  • Magnacrus taynguyenensis Hoang, Yu, Wendt, West & von Wirth, 2025 – Vietnam
  • Magnacrus tongmianensis (Zhu, Li & Song, 2002) – Vietnam, China? (type species)

References

  1. ^ Hoang, Q. D.; Yu, K.; Wendt, I.; West, R. C.; Wirth, V. von (2025). "The new genus Magnacrus (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornithoctoninae) from Vietnam, with notes on Citharognathus hosei Pocock, 1895". Zootaxa. 5701: 351–381. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5701.3.5.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Magnacrus Hoang, Yu, Wendt, West & von Wirth, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-28.


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