Neoheterophrictus amboli
Neoheterophrictus amboli | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Neoheterophrictus |
Species: | N. amboli
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Binomial name | |
Neoheterophrictus amboli Mirza & Sanap. 2014[1]
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Neoheterophrictus amboli is a species of theraphosid spiders, which is found in India.[1]
Etymology[]
The specific name of this species, amboli, comes from the type locality, Amboli.
Distinguishing features[]
N. amboli has a swelling in the sub-apical segment of the primary tibial apophysis, which abruptly terminates into a blunt tubercle, and has a long spine in the basal segments. On the secondary tibial apophysis, there is a stout, short spine.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Taxon details Neoheterophrictus amboli Mirza & Sanap, 2014". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ Mirza, Z.A.; Sanap, R.V. & Bhosale, H. (2014). "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. PMID 24551072.
Categories:
- Theraphosidae
- Spiders of the Indian subcontinent
- Spiders described in 2014
- Theraphosidae stubs