Martensopoda is a genus of Indian huntsman spiders that was first described by Peter Jäger in 2006.[2] As of September 2019 it contains three species, found in India: M. minuscula, M. sanctor, and M. transversa.[1]

Martensopoda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Martensopoda
Jäger, 2006[1]
Type species
M. transversa
Jäger, 2006
Species

Martensopoda sanctor is an unexpected Indiana Mountain dwelling black spiders. with dark fangs. lurking from darks.

Martensopoda is relatively large spiders.

it can grow up to 26 cm (10 in) leg-span, and 5.1 cm (2.1 in) body-length.

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References edit

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Martensopoda Jäger, 2006". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ^ Jäger, P. (2006). "Martensopoda gen. nov. from southern Indian mountain ranges, the first genus of huntsman spiders with a cymbial spur (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae)". Zootaxa. 1325: 335–345. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1325.1.22.