Plagiobothrus is a monotypic genus of Asian brushed trapdoor spiders containing the single species, Plagiobothrus semilunaris. It was first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1892,[2] and has only been found in Sri Lanka,[1] documented from the regions of Peradeniya and Kandy. It is about 24 millimetres (0.94 in) long and has a deep brown carapace and limbs. Its abdomen is black above and brown beneath.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Plagiobothrus Karsch, 1892[1] |
| Species: | P. semilunaris
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| Plagiobothrus semilunaris Karsch, 1892
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Plagiobothrus Karsch, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ^ Karsch, F. (1892). "Arachniden von Ceylon und von Minikoy gesammelt von den Herren Doctoren P. und F. Sarasin". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 36: 267–310.
- ^ Oates, Eugene W. The Fauna of British India. Vol. 2. The Forgotten Books. ISBN 978-1-330-30618-5. Retrieved 2016-04-15.