Annandaliella
| Annandaliella | |
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| Annandaliella travancorica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Selenogyrinae |
| Genus: | Annandaliella Hirst, 1909[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. travancorica Hirst, 1909
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Annandaliella is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by A. S. Hirst in 1909.[2] As of December 2019[update] it contains three species endemic to India: A. ernakulamensis, A. pectinifera, and A. travancorica.[1] They are selenogyrid tarantulas, meaning they have a stridulating organ on the inner side of the chelicerae.[3]
Diagnosis[edit]
They can be distinguished from other genera by the row of spines found in the inner side of the celicerae found in males, used for stridulation. Their feet of leg 1 is slender, and the division of their tarsal scopula is practically obsolete in males.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Gen. Annandaliella Hirst, 1909". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ Hirst, A. S. (1909). "On some new or little-known mygalomorph spiders from the Oriental Region and Australasia". Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 3: 383–390.
- ^ a b Sunil, Jose K.; Prasanth, M. T. (2015). "New information on Annandaliella travancorica Hirst, 1909 from Western Ghats of India (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
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