Poecilotheriinae are tree spiders exclusive to India and Sri Lanka (except for P. Miranda, which may just barely range into Bangladesh), some of which are considered endangered. This sub-family contains only a single genus.
Poecilotheria Simon, 1885
- Poecilotheria fasciata — Sri Lanka
- Poecilotheria formosa — India
- Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica — India
- Poecilotheria metallica — India
- Poecilotheria miranda — India
- Poecilotheria nallamalaiensis — India
- Poecilotheria ornata — Sri Lanka
- Poecilotheria pederseni — Sri Lanka
- Poecilotheria pococki — Sri Lanka
- Poecilotheria regalis — India
- Poecilotheria rufilata — India
- Poecilotheria smithi — Sri Lanka
- Poecilotheria striata — India
- Poecilotheria subfusca — Sri Lanka
- Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli — India
- Poecilotheria uniformis — Sri Lanka
P. formosa is the same species as P. nallamalaiensis. P. formosa was described by Pocock in 1899, while P. nallamalaiensis was described by Rao et al. in 2006, making P. formosa the older name and thus the senior synonym, and the valid name. GABRIEL, R. 2010. Poecilotheria nallamalaiensis Rao et al., 2006, a junior synonym of Poecilotheria formosa Pocock, 1899 As found in world spider catalog. http://research.amnh.org/iz/spiders/catalog/THERAPHOSIDAE.html
Poecilotheria Uniformis is believed to be extinct. A live specimen hasn't been sighted since its discovery by Strand 1913, in Sri Lanka. The species is only known by the single specimen brought back from that expedition. It has since been bleached from nearly 100 years of "preservation" in alcohol.
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