Poecilotheria
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![]() Poecilotheria formosa
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Poecilotheria is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of tarantulas. The genus is native to Sri Lanka and India.
[edit] List of species
- Poecilotheria fasciata (Latreille, 1804) (Sri Lanka)
- Poecilotheria formosa (Pocock, 1899) (India)
- Poecilotheria hillyardi (Kirk) (India)
- Poecilotheria metallica Pocock, 1899 (India)
- Poecilotheria miranda (Pocock, 1900) (India)
- Poecilotheria ornata (Pocock, 1899) (Sri Lanka)
- Poecilotheria pederseni (Kirk, 2001) (Sri Lanka)
- Poecilotheria regalis (Pocock, 1899) (India)
- Poecilotheria rufilata (Pocock, 1899) (India)
- Poecilotheria smithi (Kirk, 1996) (Sri Lanka)
- Poecilotheria striata (Pocock, 1895) (India)
- Poecilotheria subfusca (Pocock, 1895) (Sri Lanka)
- Poecilotheria uniformis (Strand, 1913) (Sri Lanka)