Magnacrus taynguyenensis Hoang, Yu, Wendt, West & von Wirth, 2025

Described by Volker von Wirth, Rick C. West, Ingo Wendt, Kun Yu, Quang Duy Hoang

♀ Female described ♂ Male described
Burrow Burrow © Hoang et al. (2025), fig. 15B, trumpet-shaped burrow entrance with the female waiting for prey. Photo: Joe Nielsen

Bibliography

Hoang, Q. D., Yu, K., Wendt, I., West, R. C. & von Wirth, V. (2025). The new genus Magnacrus (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornithoctoninae) from Vietnam, with notes on Citharognathus hosei Pocock, 1895. Zootaxa 5701(3): 351-381.

Distribution

Vietnam

Type Locality: VIETNAM, Lam Dong Province, Central Highlands

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 2 adult male specimen records

Etymology

The specific epithet derives from Tay Nguyen, the local name for the Central Highlands of Vietnam, where the species was found.

Specimen Records (4)

SMNS Aran-003985 ♂ Holotype Vietnam

Lam Dong Province, Lam Dong

August 2005 · col. Joe Nielsen

Holotype male of Magnacrus taynguyenensis, type species of the genus. Body length 30.96 mm.

SMNS Aran-003986, VNMN-ARA-THE-00012 ♀ Paratype Vietnam

Lam Dong Province, Lam Dong

August 2005 · col. Joe Nielsen

Two paratype females of Magnacrus taynguyenensis, same data as the holotype.

VNMN-ARA-THE-00011 ♂ Paratype Vietnam

Lam Dong Province, Lam Dong

August 2005 · col. Joe Nielsen

Paratype male of Magnacrus taynguyenensis, same data as the holotype.

SMF (South Vietnam females) ♀ Paratype Vietnam

South Vietnam, South Vietnam

col. Hombach

Two paratype females of Magnacrus taynguyenensis held at the Senckenberg, Frankfurt. No catalogue numbers, collection date or precise locality are given in the paper.