v5i1.84

Submitted date: 28 August 2012
Accepted date: 25 January 2013
Published date: 15 June 2013
Pp. 6–11, Pls. 1–2.

FIRST DESCRIPTION OF FEMALE Plesiophrictus millardi POCOCK, 1899 (ARANEAE: THERAPHOSIDAE)

Rajesh V. Sanap* & Zeeshan A. Mirza
*Corresponding author. E-mail: rajeshvsanap@gmail.com

Abstract
The genus Plesiophrictus Pocock (1899) was described when found in Matheran to embody P. millardi. This species was described based on a male specimen, but the female remained unknown for more than a century. Recent surveys conducted in the known range of the species resulted in the discovery of the female, which is herein described for the first time.

Key words : Arachnida, spiders, tarantula, taxonomy, biodiversity, India

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