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Poecilotheria miranda

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Poecilotheria miranda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Poecilotheria
Species:
P. miranda
Binomial name
Poecilotheria miranda
Pocock, 1900[2]

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

  1. ^ a b c Template:IUCN2014.3
  2. ^ "Taxon details Poecilotheria miranda Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. ^ 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.