Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli

Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli, also known as Wessel's tiger ornamental or Anantagiri's parachute spider, is an arboreal tarantula.[3] It is endemic to Eastern Ghats of India and known from six locations around Andhra Pradesh.[1][4]

Wessel's tiger ornamental tarantula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Poecilotheria
Species:
P. tigrinawesseli
Binomial name
Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli
Smith, 2006[2]

The species is morphologically similar to Poecilotheria formosa, but genetically similar to Poecilotheria miranda.[5]

Size

Female is much larger than male, about 8 inches. Male is 7 inches.[6]

Identification

In the first pair of legs, the ground color is daffodil yellow. Femur has a black band distally, ending with a thin yellow band. Patella also has a thin black band distally. Tibia daffodil yellow.[7]

In fourth pair of legs, the ground color is bluish-grey. Femur has a thin black band proximally. Patella has a thin black band as well distally. Tibia is bluish-grey in color.[7]

Ecology

The species is confined to the eastern ghats of India. Inhabiting in tree hollows, under tree barks, rock crevices, not common in human habitations. Not much informations know about this species.

References
  1. "Wessel's tigr ornamental". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. "Taxon details Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli Smith, 2006". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. "Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli Smith, 2006". Tarantupedia. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. "P. tigrinawesseli". My Basic Tarantula. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. "Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli". The Spider Shop. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  6. "Poecilotheria rufilata (Red Slate Ornamental)". Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  7. Nanayakkara, Ranil P. (2014). Tiger Spiders Poecilotheria of Sri Lanka. Colombo: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environmental & Renewable Energy. p. 167. ISBN 978-955-0033-58-4.
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