Thrigmopoeus insignis
| Thrigmopoeus insignis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Thrigmopoeus |
| Species: | T. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thrigmopoeus insignis Pocock, 1899 | |
Thrigmopoeus insignis is a species of tarantula spider endemic to India.[2][3]
Description
A tarantula spider of 55 mm length, it has black body with yellow-brown hair on the top and velvet-black below.[2]
Distribution
It was described from the Western Ghats of Karnataka within a 2000 km2 region due to which the IUCN assigned vulnerable status to the species.[1]
References
- ^ abIUCN (2008-01-01). Thrigmopoeus insignis: Siliwal, M., Molur, S. & Daniel, B.A.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T63672A12705647 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2008.rlts.t63672a12705647.en.
- ^ abPocock, Reginald Innes (1898). "Diagnoses of some new Indian Arachnida". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 12: 744–753.
- ^Molur, Sanjay; Silliwal, Manju; Daniel, B.A. "At last! Indian Tarantulas on IUCN Red List". Zoos' Print. 23 (12): 1–3.
