Neoheterophrictus amboli

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Neoheterophrictus amboli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Neoheterophrictus
Species:
N. amboli
Binomial name
Neoheterophrictus amboli
Mirza & Sanap. 2014 [1]

Neoheterophrictus amboli is a species of theraphosid spiders, which is found in India. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name of this species, amboli, comes from the type locality, Amboli.

Distinguishing features

N. amboli has a swelling in the sub-apical segment of the primary tibial apophysis, which abruptly terminates into a blunt tubercle, and has a long spine in the basal segments. On the secondary tibial apophysis, there is a stout, short spine. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Taxon details Neoheterophrictus amboli Mirza & Sanap, 2014". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  2. Mirza, Z.A.; Sanap, R.V. & Bhosale, H. (2014). "Preliminary review of Indian Eumenophorinae (Araneae: Theraphosidae) with description of a new genus and five new species from the Western Ghats". PLOS ONE. 9 (2) e87928. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...987928M. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087928 . PMC   3925112 . PMID   24551072.