Plesiophrictus
Plesiophrictus is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1899.Species
it contains eight species, found in Sri Lanka, India, and Micronesia:
- Plesiophrictus fabrei – India
- Plesiophrictus linteatus – India
- Plesiophrictus meghalayaensis Tikader, 1977 – India
- Plesiophrictus millardi Pocock, 1899 – India
- Plesiophrictus nilagiriensis Siliwal, Molur & Raven, 2007 – India
- Plesiophrictus senffti – Micronesia
- Plesiophrictus sericeus Pocock, 1900 – India
- Plesiophrictus tenuipes Pocock, 1899 – Sri Lanka
Formerly included:
- P. bhori Gravely, 1915
- P. blatteri Gravely, 1935
- P. collinus Pocock, 1899
- P. guangxiensis Yin & Tan, 2000
- P. madraspatanus Gravely, 1935
- P. mahabaleshwari Tikader, 1977
- P. milleti
- P. raja Gravely, 1915
