Poecilotheria srilankensis

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 srilankensis

Name

Poecilotheria srilankensis Nanayakkara et al., 2020

Type locality: Pambahinna, Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa District, Sri Lanka (6°42'N 80°47'E, elevation 570 m).

Holotype: NWRTC. female ♀. 06.VI.2014. legit R.P. Nanayakkara

References

Primary references

• Nanayakkara, R.P., Ganehiarachchi, S., Kusuminda, T.G.T., Vishvanath, Karunaratne, M.K. & Kirk, P.J., 2020. A new species of Tiger spider in the genus Poecilotheria Pocock, 1899 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Belihuloya, Sri Lanka. Journal of the British Tarantula Society 34(3, 2019): 3-17. Reference page.