Neoheterophrictus smithi
Neoheterophrictus smithi is a species of tarantulas, native to India.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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
- "Neoheterophrictus smithi Mirza, Sanap, & Bhosale". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- Mirza, Zeesha; Sanap, Rajesh & Bhosale, Harshal. "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. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087928. PMC 3925112.
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