''Plesiophrictus'' is a

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tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the Family (biology), family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Therap ...

that was first described by

Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock, (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist. Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward's ...

in 1899.

Species

it contains eight species, found in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

, and

Micronesia Micronesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of approximately 2,000 small islands in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: Maritime Southeast Asia to the west, Poly ...

: *'' Plesiophrictus fabrei'' ( Simon, 1892) –

*'' Plesiophrictus linteatus'' (Simon, 1891) – India *''

Plesiophrictus meghalayaensis ''Plesiophrictus'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1899. Species it contains eight species, found in Sri Lanka, India, and Micronesia: *''Plesiophrictus fabrei'' (Eugène Simon, Simon, ...

'' Tikader, 1977 – India *'' Plesiophrictus millardi'' Pocock, 1899 (

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) – India *'' Plesiophrictus nilagiriensis'' Siliwal, Molur &

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, 2007 – India *'' Plesiophrictus senffti'' (

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, 1907) –

*'' Plesiophrictus sericeus'' Pocock, 1900 – India *''

Plesiophrictus tenuipes ''Plesiophrictus tenuipes'', is a species of spider of the genus '' Plesiophrictus''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. See also * List of Theraphosidae species This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. , ...

'' Pocock, 1899 –

Formerly included: *''P. bhori'' Gravely, 1915 (Transferred to '' Heterophrictus'') *''P. blatteri'' Gravely, 1935 (Transferred to ''Heterophrictus'') *''P. collinus'' Pocock, 1899 (Transferred to '' Sahydroaraneus'') *''P. guangxiensis'' Yin & Tan, 2000 (Transferred to ''

Chilobrachys ''Chilobrachys'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1892. They are found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. They are usually medium or large-sized, and they ...

'') *''P. madraspatanus'' Gravely, 1935 (Transferred to '' Neoheterophrictus'') *''P. mahabaleshwari'' Tikader, 1977 (Transferred to ''Heterophrictus'') *''P. milleti'' (Pocock, 1900) (Transferred to ''Heterophrictus'') *''P. raja'' Gravely, 1915 (Transferred to ''Sahydroaraneus'')

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Asia Taxa named by R. I. Pocock Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub