Annandaliella ernakulamensis

Annandaliella ermakulamensis is a species of tarantula (family Theraphosidae) in the subfamily Selenogyrinae. It is one of three species in the genus Annandaliella and the first to be described in 73 years.[2] It is native to Ermakulam, Kerala State, India.[3][4]

Annandaliella ernakulamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Annandaliella
Species:
A. ernakulamensis
Binomial name
Annandaliella ernakulamensis
Jose & Sebastian, 2008[1]

Etymology

The specific name of this tarantula, ermakulmensis, honors the type locality, Ermakulam.[3]

Characteristics

Annandaliella ermakulamensis has three peg-like setae on the inside of the chelicerae, a tibial comb consisting of long black setae on a tibial apophysis (i.e. a protrusion), and a long, tapering embolus without any apical keels. It is reddish brown, but on the cephalothorax it has thick dark bands radiating from the fovea, a grove in the center of the cephalothorax, to the coxae of the legs and the ocularium.[3]

References
  1. "Taxon details Annandaliella ernakulamensis Jose & Sebastian, 2008". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  2. "Gen. Annandaliella Hirst, 1909", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-01-13
  3. Jose, K.S. & Sebastian, P.A. (2008). "Description of two mygalomorph spiders from south India (Araneae: Barychelidae, Theraphosidae)" (PDF). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 15: 29–34. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  4. "Annandaliella ernakulamensis Jose & Sebastian, 2008". Tarantupedia. Retrieved 2016-01-13.


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