Poecilotheria vittata

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 vittata

Name

Poecilotheria vittata Pocock, 1895

Synonymy

• Poecilotheria pederseni Kirk, 2001 (synonymized by Gabriel, Gallon & Smith, 2013: 104)
  • Type locality: Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
    • Typus: Holotype: BMNH. female ♀. VIII.1998. legit Nicolai Pedersen.

References

Primary references

• Pocock, R.I. 1895a. On a new and natural grouping of some of the Oriental genera of Mygalomorphae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)15: 165-184. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kirk, P.J. 2001. A new species of Poecilotheria (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Sri Lanka. British Tarantula Society Journal 16: 77–88. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Pederson's ghost ornamenta