Poecilotheria miranda

Poecilotheria miranda, also known as the Bengal ornamental is a species of tarantula. The species is endemic to India.^[1][3]

Poecilotheria miranda
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Poecilotheria
Species:	P. miranda
Binomial name
Poecilotheria miranda Pocock, 1900[3]

Distribution

Endemic to India, this tiger spider is the least observed from all. They are known only from Chhota Nagpur region.^[1]

Identification

Both first and fourth leg pairs are identically marked, where femur is black with a thin distal white band. Patella is whitish cream. Tibia whitish proximally, with a black band distally.^[4]