''Plesiophrictus'' is a

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tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although m ...

that was first described by

Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist. Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward ...

in 1899.

Species

it contains eight species, found in

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 ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, and

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: *'' Plesiophrictus fabrei'' (

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, 1892) –

*'' Plesiophrictus linteatus'' (Simon, 1891) – India *'' Plesiophrictus meghalayaensis'' Tikader, 1977 – India *'' Plesiophrictus millardi'' Pocock, 1899 ( type) – India *'' Plesiophrictus nilagiriensis'' Siliwal, Molur &

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, 2007 – India *'' Plesiophrictus senffti'' (

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, 1907) –

*'' Plesiophrictus sericeus'' Pocock, 1900 – India *'' Plesiophrictus tenuipes'' Pocock, 1899 –

Formerly included: *''P. bhori'' Gravely, 1915 (Transferred to ''

Heterophrictus ''Heterophrictus'' is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900. Species it contains four species, found in India: *''Heterophrictus aareyensis'' Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India *''Heterophrictus blatte ...

'') *''P. blatteri'' Gravely, 1935 (Transferred to ''Heterophrictus'') *''P. collinus'' Pocock, 1899 (Transferred to '' Sahydroaraneus'') *''P. guangxiensis'' Yin & Tan, 2000 (Transferred to ''

Chilobrachys ''Chilobrachys'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1892. They are found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. They are usually medium or large-sized, and th ...

'') *''P. madraspatanus'' Gravely, 1935 (Transferred to ''

Neoheterophrictus ''Neoheterophrictus'' is a genus of tarantula in the family Theraphosidae. It comprises seven species, all found in India. Characteristics ''Neoheterophrictus'' is similar to ''Heterophrictus'' and '' Plesiophrictus'', however the females dif ...

'') *''P. mahabaleshwari'' Tikader, 1977 (Transferred to ''Heterophrictus'') *''P. milleti'' (Pocock, 1900) (Transferred to ''Heterophrictus'') *''P. raja'' Gravely, 1915 (Transferred to ''Sahydroaraneus'')

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Asia Taxa named by R. I. Pocock Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

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