Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli Smith, 2006

Common name: Wessel Tiger Ornamental

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Smith, A. (2006). A new species of Poecilotheria from northeast peninsular India (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) with notes on its distribution and conservation status. Journal of the British Tarantula Society 21(3): 83-94 [p. 86, pl. 1-2, f. 1-20].

Sherwood, D. & Tripathi, R. (2024). Notes on a type specimen of Poecilotheria Simon, 1885 from India (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Newsletter of the British Arachnological Society 160: 13-14.

Distribution

India

Type Locality: from a remnant patch of forest between Anantagiri and Araku

Specimen Records (1)

BNHS SP88 ♂ Holotype India

Holotype male of Poecilotheria chaojii Mirza, Sanap & Bhosale, 2014 (junior synonym of Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli). Deposited in the Bombay Natural History Society; in poor condition per Sherwood & Tripathi (2024).