| Poecilotheria miranda | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
| CITES Appendix II (CITES) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Poecilotheria |
| Species: | P. miranda |
| Binomial name | |
| Poecilotheria miranda Pocock, 1900 | |
Poecilotheria miranda, also known as the Bengal ornamental is a species of tarantula. The species is endemic to India.
Distribution
Endemic to India, this tiger spider is the least observed from all. They are known only from Chhota Nagpur region.
Identification
Both first and fourth leg pairs are identically marked, where femur is black with a thin distal white band. Patella is whitish cream. Tibia whitish proximally, with a black band distally.
References
- ^ Siliwal, M.; Molur, S.; Daniel, B.A. (2008). "Poecilotheria miranda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T63564A12682467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T63564A12682467.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "Taxon details Poecilotheria miranda Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- Nanayakkara, Ranil P. (2014). Tiger Spiders Poecilotheria of Sri Lanka. Colombo: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environmental & Renewable Energy. p. 167. ISBN 978-955-0033-58-4.
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| Poecilotheria miranda | |
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