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{{Short description| Genus of spiders}}
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| name = ''Bacillochilus''
| taxon = Bacillochilus xenostridulans
| taxon = Bacillochilus xenostridulans
| parent_authority = [[Richard Gallon|Gallon]], 2010<ref name=WSC_g3326/>
| authority = Gallon, 2010
| authority = Gallon, 2010<ref name=WSC_g3326/>
| parent_authority = Gallon, 2010<ref name=NMBE />
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'''''Bacillochilus''''' is a [[monotypic taxon|monotypic]] [[genus]] of African [[Theraphosidae|tarantulas]] containing the single species, '''''Bacillochilus xenostridulans'''''. The genus and sole species were both described by R. C. Gallon in 2010,<ref name=Gall2010>{{cite journal| last=Gallon| first=R. C.| year=2010| title=A new genus and species of Harpactirinae from coastal Angola (Araneae, Theraphosidae)| journal=Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society| pages=79–82| volume=15}}</ref> and is found in [[Angola]].<ref name=NMBE>{{cite journal| title=Gen. Bacillochilus Gallon, 2010| website=World Spider Catalog Version 20.0| accessdate=2020-01-31| year=2020| publisher=Natural History Museum Bern| url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3326| doi=10.24436/2}}</ref> The name is a combination of the [[Ancient Greek]] "[[wikt:ξενος#Greek|xénos]]" ({{lang|grc|ξενος}}), meaning "foreign" or "strange", and the [[Latin]] "[[wikt:stridulous|stridulere]]", meaning "to creak". It is a reference to the unusual form of the [[Stridulation#Arthropod stridulation|stridulatory organ]] that distinguishes it from other members of the subfamily Harpactirinae.<ref name=Gall2010 />
'''''Bacillochilus''''' is a genus of [[tarantula]] (family Theraphosidae), with only one species, '''Bacillochilus xenostridulans''', endemic to [[Angola]].<ref name=WSC_g3326/>


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Its unique stridulating organ consists of a long [[Scopulae|scopula]] surrounded by plumose [[seta]]e on the retrolateral side of the [[chelicera]]e. It can be further distinguished by the a transverse fovea, multiple lobes on the [[Arthropod mouthparts#Maxilla|maxillae]] and [[Arthropod mouthparts#Labium|labium]], a long distal segment of [[spinneret (spider)|spinnerets]], and the lack of a prolateral cheliceral scopula.<ref name=Gall2010 />
== Etymology ==
The specific name is a mixture of a Greek word "''ξενος''", ''xenos'' (meaning "foreign" or "strange"), and a Latin word "''stridulere''" (meaning "to creak" or, in this sense, "to [[stridulation|stridulate]]"), altogether meaning "to stridulate strangely", referring to the unusual and distinct form of the stridulation organ.<ref name = gallon2010>Gallon, R. C. (2010). A new genus and species of Harpactirinae from coastal Angola (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 79-82.</ref>


== Characteristics ==
==See also==
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* [[List of Theraphosidae species]]
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''Bacillochilus xenostridulans'' is distinguished from other genera in the same subfamily (Harpactirinae) by the stridulating organ; which consists of a long [[scopula]] which is surrounded by plumose [[seta]]e, on the retrolateral side of the [[chelicera]]e. Additional features include the lack of a prolateral cheliceral scopula; a transverse fovea; multiple lobes on the [[Arthropod mouthparts#Maxilla|maxillae]] and [[Arthropod mouthparts#Labium|labium]]; and a long distal segment of [[spinneret (spider)|spinnerets]].<ref name = gallon2010/>


== References ==
==References==
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<ref name=WSC_g3326>{{cite web |title=Gen. ''Bacillochilus'' Gallon, 2010 |work=World Spider Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern |url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3326 |accessdate=May 3, 2016 }}</ref>
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of Angola]]
[[Category:Monotypic Theraphosidae genera]]
[[Category:Spiders of Africa]]
[[Category:Spiders of Africa]]
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Bacillochilus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Bacillochilus
Gallon, 2010[1]
Species:
B. xenostridulans
Binomial name
Bacillochilus xenostridulans
Gallon, 2010

Bacillochilus is a monotypic genus of African tarantulas containing the single species, Bacillochilus xenostridulans. The genus and sole species were both described by R. C. Gallon in 2010,[2] and is found in Angola.[1] The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "xénos" (ξενος), meaning "foreign" or "strange", and the Latin "stridulere", meaning "to creak". It is a reference to the unusual form of the stridulatory organ that distinguishes it from other members of the subfamily Harpactirinae.[2]

Its unique stridulating organ consists of a long scopula surrounded by plumose setae on the retrolateral side of the chelicerae. It can be further distinguished by the a transverse fovea, multiple lobes on the maxillae and labium, a long distal segment of spinnerets, and the lack of a prolateral cheliceral scopula.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Bacillochilus Gallon, 2010". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. ^ a b c Gallon, R. C. (2010). "A new genus and species of Harpactirinae from coastal Angola (Araneae, Theraphosidae)". Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 15: 79–82.


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