A new iridescent tarantula of the genus Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899 from Western Ghats, India

A new iridescent tarantula of the genus Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899 from Western Ghats, India

A distinctive new species of ground burrowing tarantula from Western Ghats endemic genus Thrigmopoeus is described from Kerala State, India. Thrigmopoeus psychedelicus sp. nov. differs from putative species of the genus in the adults being black overall with a metallic blue lustre on the carapace an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Comptes rendus. Biologies 2014-07, Vol.337 (7-8), p.480-486
Hauptverfasser: Sanap, Rajesh V., Mirza, Zeeshan A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Animals
Classification
Color
Female
India
Male
New species
Polychromatic
Spider
Spiders - anatomy & histology
Spiders - classification
Spiders - physiology
Tarantula
Theraphosidae
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Zusammenfassung:A distinctive new species of ground burrowing tarantula from Western Ghats endemic genus Thrigmopoeus is described from Kerala State, India. Thrigmopoeus psychedelicus sp. nov. differs from putative species of the genus in the adults being black overall with a metallic blue lustre on the carapace and abdomen. Females of Thrigmopoeus psychedelicus sp. nov. exhibit polychromatism. Juveniles and sub-adults are paler with vibrant maroon colouration on its abdomen whereas adult females are much darker and lack vibrant colouration as sub-adults.
ISSN:1631-0691
1768-3238
1768-3238
DOI:10.1016/j.crvi.2014.06.003