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Annandaliella

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Annandaliella
Annandaliella travancorica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Subfamily: Selenogyrinae
Genus: Annandaliella
Hirst, 1909[1]
Species

See text.

Diversity[1]
3 species

Annandaliella is a genus of tarantulas (family Theraphosidae, subfamily Selenogyrinae) endemic to India.

Characteristics

Annandaliella selenogyrid tarantulas have a stridulating organ on the inner side of the chelicerae, which consists of an oblique row of five strong spines with weak spines placed behind these, and some of the setae have their ends slightly enlarged there.[2]

Species

As of January 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Annandaliella Hirst, 1909", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-01-13
  2. ^ Hirst, A. S. (1909). On some new or little-known mygalomorph spiders from the Oriental Region and Australasia. Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta 3(4:30): 383-390