Biology:Poecilotheria miranda
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Short description: Species of spider
| Poecilotheria miranda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 Pocock, 1900[3]
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Siliwal, M.; Molur, S.; Daniel, B.A. (2008). "Poecilotheria miranda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T63564A12682467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T63564A12682467.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/63564/12682467. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Taxon details Poecilotheria miranda Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/37825.
- ↑ Nanayakkara, Ranil P. (2014). Tiger Spiders Poecilotheria of Sri Lanka. Colombo: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environmental & Renewable Energy. pp. 167. ISBN 978-955-0033-58-4.
Wikidata ☰ Q1922943 entry
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