Poecilotheria fasciata (Latreille, 1804)

Common name: Sri Lankan Ornamental

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Latreille, P. A. (1804). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Paris, 7: 144-305 [p. 160].

Distribution

Sri Lanka

Type Locality: Ceylon

Pronunciation

po-kee-luh-THI-ree-uh || fah-shee-AH-tuh

Specimen Records (3)

? ♂ Sri Lanka

Kandy

col. Yerbury

? ♂ Sri Lanka

Trincomali

col. P. Basset-Smith

? Sri Lanka

Punduloya

col. Green

Taxonomic History

1804
Mygale fasciata Latreille, 1804

Bibliography (1)

Latreille, P. A. (1804). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Paris, 7: 144-305 [p. 160].