Poecilotheria rajaei Nanayakkara, Kirk, Dayananda, Ganehiarachchi, Vishvanath & Kusuminda, 2012

Described by Ranil P. Nanayakkara, Peter J. Kirk, G.A.S.M Ganehiarachchi, Salindra K. Dayananda, Nilantha Vishvanath, T.G. Tharaka Kusuminda

♀ Female described ♂ Male described
Female Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Nanayakkara, R. P., Kirk, P. J., Dayananda, S. K., Ganehiarachchi, G., Vishvanath, N. & Kusuminda, T. T. (2012). A new species of tiger spider, genus Poecilotheria, from northern Sri Lanka. Journal of the British Tarantula Society 28(1): 6-15.

Distribution

Sri Lanka

Type Locality: 9.123869, 80.447642

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 1 adult male specimen record

Etymology

The spider is named after sub inspector of police SI Michael Rajakumar Purajah.

Specimen Records (3)

? ♀ Type Sri Lanka

Mankulam, Northern Sri Lanka

September 2009 · col. M.R Purajah and Ranil P. Nanayakkara

? ♂ Type Sri Lanka

Mankulam, Northern Sri Lanka

October 2009 · col. M.R Purajah and Ranil P. Nanayakkara

? ♀ Sri Lanka

Mankulam Hospital, Northern Sri Lanka

October 2009 · col. M.R Purajah and Ranil P. Nanayakkara

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