Neoheterophrictus smithi

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Neoheterophrictus smithi
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Male
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Female
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Neoheterophrictus
Species:
N. smithi
Binomial name
Neoheterophrictus smithi
Mirza, Bhosale & Sanap, 2014 [1]

Neoheterophrictus smithi is a species of tarantulas, native to India. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific name smithi is in honour of Andrew M. Smith, who helped the authors with their project. [2]

Characteristics

Neoheterophrictus smithi mainly differs from other species of Neoheterophrictus by the presence of a long, thin spine on the base of the primary tibial apophysis. The primary tibial apophysis also ends in a spine. It has no sub-apical swelling as in N. amboli .

References

  1. 1 2 "Neoheterophrictus smithi Mirza, Sanap, & Bhosale". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Mirza, Zeesha; Sanap, Rajesh & Bhosale, Harshal (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.