Biology:Plagiobothrus

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Plagiobothrus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Plagiobothrus
Karsch, 1892[1]
Species:
P. semilunaris
Binomial name
Plagiobothrus semilunaris
Karsch, 1892

Plagiobothrus is a monotypic genus of Asian brushed trapdoor spiders containing the single species, Plagiobothrus semilunaris. It was first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1892,[2] and has only been found in Sri Lanka,[1] documented from the regions of Peradeniya and Kandy. It is about 24 millimetres (0.94 in) long and has a deep brown carapace and limbs. Its abdomen is black above and brown beneath.[3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). Gen. Plagiobothrus Karsch, 1892. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/462. Retrieved 2019-05-17. 
  2. Karsch, F. (1892). "Arachniden von Ceylon und von Minikoy gesammelt von den Herren Doctoren P. und F. Sarasin.". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 36: 267–310. 
  3. Oates, Eugene W.. The Fauna of British India. 2. The Forgotten Books. ISBN 978-1-330-30618-5. https://www.forgottenbooks.com/en/books/TheFaunaofBritishIndia_10021046. Retrieved 2016-04-15. 

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