Annandaliella Explained

Annandaliella is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by A. S. Hirst in 1909.^[1] it contains three species endemic to India: A. ernakulamensis, A. pectinifera, and A. travancorica.^[2] They are selenogyrid tarantulas, meaning they have a stridulating organ on the inner side of the chelicerae.^[3]

Diagnosis

They can be distinguished from other genera by the row of spines found in the inner side of the celicerae found in males, used for stridulation. Their feet of leg 1 is slender, and the division of their tarsal scopula is practically obsolete in males.

See also

• List of Theraphosidae species

Notes and References

1. Hirst. A. S.. 1909. On some new or little-known mygalomorph spiders from the Oriental Region and Australasia. Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 383–390. 3.
2. Gen. Annandaliella Hirst, 1909. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-01-02. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
3. Web site: Sunil . Jose K. . Prasanth . M. T. . 2015 . New information on Annandaliella travancorica Hirst, 1909 from Western Ghats of India (Araneae: Theraphosidae) . August 8, 2022 . ResearchGate.