''Heligmomerus taprobanicus'', is a species of

spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

of the genus ''

Heligmomerus ''Heligmomerus'' is a genus of armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. Species As of August 2022, it contains fourteen species, mostly from Africa, and seven from India: *'' Heligmomerus astutus'' (Hew ...

''. It is endemic to

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

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Idiopidae Spiders described in 1892 Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka Spiders of Asia {{Mygalomorphae-stub

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