Poecilotheria miranda
Appearance
Poecilotheria miranda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Poecilotheria |
Species: | P. miranda
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Binomial name | |
Poecilotheria miranda |
Poecilotheria miranda, also known as the Bengal ornamental is a species of tarantula. The species is endemic to India.[1]
Distribution
Endemic to India, this tiger spider is the least observed from all. They are known only from Chhota Nagpur region.[1]
Identification
Both first and fourth leg pairs are identically marked, where femur is black with a thin distal white band. Patella is whitish cream. Tibia whitish proximally, with a black band distally.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Template:IUCN2014.3
- ^ "Taxon details Poecilotheria miranda Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Nanayakkara, Ranil P. (2014). Tiger Spiders Poecilotheria of Sri Lanka. Colombo: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environmental & Renewable Energy. p. 167. ISBN 978-955-0033-58-4.