Neoheterophrictus smithi

Neoheterophrictus smithi is a species of tarantulas, native to India.^[1][2]

Neoheterophrictus smithi
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Neoheterophrictus
Species:	N. smithi
Binomial name
Neoheterophrictus smithi Mirza, Bhosale & Sanap, 2014[1]

Etymology

The specific name smithi is in honour of Andrew M. Smith, who helped the authors with their project.^[2]

Characteristics

Neoheterophrictus smithi mainly differs from other species of Neoheterophrictus by the presence of a long, thin spine on the base of the primary tibial apophysis. The primary tibial apophysis also ends in a spine. It has no sub-apical swelling as in N. amboli.