Biology:Neoheterophrictus smithi
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Short description: Species of spider
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Neoheterophrictus |
| Species: | N. smithi
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| Neoheterophrictus smithi Mirza, Bhosale & Sanap, 2014[1]
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Neoheterophrictus smithi is a species of tarantulas, native to India .[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name smithi is in honour of Andrew M. Smith, who helped the authors with their project.[2]
Characteristics
Neoheterophrictus smithi mainly differs from other species of Neoheterophrictus by the presence of a long, thin spine on the base of the primary tibial apophysis. The primary tibial apophysis also ends in a spine. It has no sub-apical swelling as in N. amboli.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Neoheterophrictus smithi Mirza, Sanap, & Bhosale". Natural History Museum of Bern. http://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/53354/Neoheterophrictus_smithi.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mirza, Zeesha; Sanap, Rajesh; Bhosale, Harshal (2014). "Preliminary Review of Indian Eumenophorinae (Araneae: Theraphosidae) with Description of a New Genus and Five New Species from the Western Ghats". PLOS ONE 9 (2): e87928. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087928. PMID 24551072.
Wikidata ☰ Q24910528 entry
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