Poecilotheria miranda | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 |
Poecilotheria miranda, also known as the Bengal ornamental is a species of tarantula. The species is endemic to India. [1] [3]
Endemic to India, this tiger spider is the least observed from all. They are known only from Chhota Nagpur region. [1]
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]