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Thrigmopoeus

Thrigmopoeus is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1899. As of May 2020 it contains two species, found in India: T. insignis and T. truculentus.

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Jun 3, 2026
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Length
108 w
Citations
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Thrigmopoeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Thrigmopoeus
Pocock, 18991
Type species
T. insignis
Pocock, 1899
Species

Thrigmopoeus is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1899.2 As of May 2020 it contains two species, found in India: T. insignis and T. truculentus.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. Pocock, R. I. (1899). "Diagnoses of some new Indian Arachnida". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 12: 744–753.