Selenogyrus is a genus of spider, or more specifically, selenogyrine theraphosid. The type species is Selenogyrus caeruleus.Selenogyrus Pocock, 1897 World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
Characteristic features Selenogyrus has no rastellum (spines for digging) on the front of the chelicerae. This distinguishes it from Euphrictus. The stridulatory setae on the chelicerae are clavate (scimitar shaped).Smith, A. M. (1990c). Baboon spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East. Fitzgerald Publishing, London, pp. 137. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
Species Selenogyrus africanus Selenogyrus aureus Selenogyrus austini Selenogyrus brunneus Selenogyrus caeruleus
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