Poecilotheria miranda

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Poecilotheria miranda
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
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[3]

Poecilotheria miranda, also known as the Bengal ornamental is a species of

tarantula. The species is endemic to India.[1][3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T63564A12682467.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b "Taxon details Poecilotheria miranda Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ISBN 978-955-0033-58-4
    .


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