Poecilotheria smithi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Theraphosoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Theraphosoidea

Familia: Theraphosidae
Subfamilia: Selenocosmiinae
Tribus: Poecilotheriini
Genus: Poecilotheria
Species: Poecilotheria smithi

Name

Poecilotheria smithi Kirk, 1996

Type locality: Sri Lanka, Haragama near Kandy.

Holotype: BMNH. female ♀. XII.1907. legit Meade-Waldo. BMNH no. 1908.6.30.2.

Synonymy

• Poecilotheria pococki Charpentier, 1996 (Gabriel, Gallon & Smith, 2013: 109
  • Type locality: Shri Lanka
    • Typus Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. legit P. Charpentier

References

Primary references

• Kirk, P.J. 1996. A new species of Poecilotheria (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Sri Lanka. British Tarantula Society Journal 12: 20-30. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Charpentier, P. 1996. A new species of Poecilotheria from Sri Lanka: Poecilotheria pococki, sp. n. Exothermae Magazine 1: 21–33. Reference page. 
• Gabriel, R., Gallon, R.C. & Smith, A.M. 2013. The revised taxonomical status of some Poecilotheria species Simon 1885 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 28: 103–110. Reference page.