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Poecilotheriinae
Poecilotheria
Poecilotheria rajaei
Ranil P. Nanayakkara
Peter J. Kirk
G.A.S.M Ganehiarachchi
Nilantha Vishvanath
Salindra K. Dayananda
T.G. Tharaka Kusuminda
2012
Sri Lanka
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♂
IUCN Status
Subfamily : Poecilotheriinae
Genus : Poecilotheria
Type Locality : 9.123869, 80.447642
Etymology : The spider is named after sub inspector of police SI Michael Rajakumar Purajah.
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Male Activity
A new species of tiger spider, genus Poecilotheria, from northern Sri Lanka
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 28(1): 6-15
Habitat and Type Locality
