This species is 45% complete

Eumenophorus murphyorum Smith, 1990

Sierra Leone ♂♀

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Taxonomy and History

Scientific Name : Eumenophorus murphyorum

Described By: Smith, 1990
Researcher Profile: Andrew Smith
Genus: Eumenophorus
Etymology: Named after British amateur arachnologists John and Frances Murphy.

- Eumenophorus murphyi Smith, 1990

Specimen Records

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Eumenophorus murphyi

Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 30-10-1930), Sierra Leone

Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 1-1957), Sierra Leone

Adult Male Activity

Baboon Spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East.

Andrew Smith ,1990

Fitzgerald Publishing, London [p. 77, f. 365a-365k].
- Ceratogyrus hillyardi, Chaetopelma webborum, Eumenophorus murphyorum, Heterothele hullwilliamsi, Heterothele ogbunikia, Ischnocolus hancocki, Hysterocrates celerierae, Hysterocrates efuliensis, Phoneyusa westi, Selenogyrus austini

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