Plesiophrictus

Plesiophrictus is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1899.

Species
it contains eight species, found in Sri Lanka, India, and Micronesia:
 * Plesiophrictus fabrei (Simon, 1892) – India
 * Plesiophrictus linteatus (Simon, 1891) – India
 * Plesiophrictus meghalayaensis Tikader, 1977 – India
 * Plesiophrictus millardi Pocock, 1899 (type) – India
 * Plesiophrictus nilagiriensis Siliwal, Molur & Raven, 2007 – India
 * Plesiophrictus senffti (Strand, 1907) – Micronesia
 * Plesiophrictus sericeus Pocock, 1900 – India
 * Plesiophrictus tenuipes Pocock, 1899 – Sri Lanka

Formerly included:
 * P. bhori Gravely, 1915 (Transferred to Heterophrictus)
 * P. blatteri Gravely, 1935 (Transferred to Heterophrictus)
 * P. collinus Pocock, 1899 (Transferred to Sahydroaraneus)
 * P. guangxiensis Yin & Tan, 2000 (Transferred to Chilobrachys)
 * P. madraspatanus Gravely, 1935 (Transferred to Neoheterophrictus)
 * P. mahabaleshwari Tikader, 1977 (Transferred to Heterophrictus)
 * P. milleti (Pocock, 1900) (Transferred to Heterophrictus)
 * P. raja Gravely, 1915 (Transferred to Sahydroaraneus)