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Cyriopagopus hainanus (Liang et al., 1999)

China ♂♀
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Cyriopagopus hainanus
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Taxonomy and History

Scientific Name : Cyriopagopus hainanus
Synonyms : Selenocosmia hainana, Ornithoctonus hainana
    • Selenocosmia hainana Liang et al., 1999
    • Ornithoctonus hainana Zhu, Song & Li, 2001
    • Selenocosmia hainanaChen et al., 2004
    • Haplopelma hainanum Schmidt, 2003
    • Haplopelma hainanum von Wirth & Striffler, 2005 (Transferred from Ornithoctonus)
    • Haplopelma hainanum Zhu & Zhang, 2008

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  • Biochemical identification of Selenocosmia hainana sp. nov. from south China (Araneae, Theraphosidae)

    Liang Songping, Peng Xianjin, Huang Renhuai, Chen Ping ,1999

    By means of reverse phase and ion-exchange high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MAIDI-TOF MS) and amino acid sequence analysis of peptides, the venom from the spider found in Tongshi county, Hainan province of south China was analyzed and compared with that of the spider Selenocosmia huwena. Evident differences were found in the HPLC chromatograms and MAIDI-TOF spectrum of the venom from the two spiders. The amino acid sequences of the main neurotoxin from the two spiders are also different. The results indicated that, although the two spiders are similar to each other morphologically, they should belong to different species. The spider from Tongshi, Hainan was identified as a new species and was named Selenocosmia hainana sp. nov. Type specimens are deposited in College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University.

    Life Sci. Res. 3: 299-303

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