elen og yrus ▁a fr ican us ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁tar ant ula , ▁which ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁S elen og yr inae ▁sub family . ▁ ▁Description ▁Fem ale ▁S elen og yrus ▁a fr ican us ▁have ▁pro cur ved ▁f ove ae , ▁and ▁many ▁sp ines ▁on ▁the ▁lab ium . ▁The ▁ce phal oth or ax ▁is ▁ 1 2 mm ▁long ▁and ▁ 9 . 4 mm ▁wide . ▁It ▁has ▁some ▁long , ▁thick ▁grey ish - yellow ▁hair s . ▁The ▁ab d omen ▁is ▁ 1 5 mm ▁long ▁and ▁ 1 0 mm ▁wide . ▁It ▁is ▁black , ▁with ▁long ▁grey ▁hair s . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁S elen og yrus ▁a fr ican us ▁was ▁originally ▁described ▁as ▁H ap al opus ▁a fr ican us ▁by ▁Eug ène ▁Simon ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁but ▁Regin ald ▁In nes ▁P oc ock , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁recognized ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁all ▁the ▁characteristics ▁of ▁S elen og yrus ▁and ▁placed ▁it ▁in ▁that ▁genus . ▁Andrew ▁Smith ▁claimed ▁that ▁S elen og yrus ▁a fr ican us ▁" is ▁in ▁ur gent ▁need ▁of ▁red es cription ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Th er aph os idae ▁Category : Sp iders ▁of ▁Africa ▁Category : Sp iders ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁N ipp on