''Propostira quadrangulata'', is a species of
spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
of the genus ''
Propostira
''Propostira'' is a genus of Asian comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. it contains two species, found in Sri Lanka and India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in Sou ...
''. It is native to
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
and
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
See also
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List of Theridiidae species
References
Theridiidae
Arthropods of Sri Lanka
Spiders of Asia
Spiders described in 1894
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