| Padillothorax taprobanicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Padillothorax |
| Species: | P. taprobanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Padillothorax taprobanicus Simon, 1902 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Padillothorax taprobanicus is a species of spider of the genus Padillothorax . It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [2]
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Nemesiidae, also known as funnel-web trapdoor spiders, is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889, and raised to family status in 1985. Before becoming its own family, it was considered part of "Dipluridae".
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Heligmomerus taprobanicus, is a species of spider of the genus Heligmomerus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Olios lamarcki, is a species of spider of the genus Olios. It is found in Madagascar to Sri Lanka and India. The subspecies O. lamarcki taprobanicus is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Spariolenus taprobanicus, is a species of spider of the genus Spariolenus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Spariolenus is a genus of Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880.
Carrhotus taprobanicus, is a species of spider of the genus Carrhotus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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