Haploclastus is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[3] It is considered a senior synonym of Phlogiodes.[2]
Haploclastus | |
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Haploclastus validus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Haploclastus Simon, 1892[1] |
Type species | |
H. cervinus Simon, 1892
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Species | |
7, see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Diagnosis
editThey can be distinguished by the deep and procured fovea, with horizontal thorn like hairs in two or three rows above and below the maxillary. These hairs have a long tapering, they are modified and aligned vertically in a "diffuse" pattern on the maxilla.[4]
Species
editAs of March 2023[update] it contains seven species, found in India:[1]
- Haploclastus cervinus Simon, 1892 (type) – India
- Haploclastus devamatha Prasanth & Sunil Jose, 2014 – India
- Haploclastus kayi Gravely, 1915 – India
- Haploclastus nilgirinus Pocock, 1899 – India
- Haploclastus satyanus (Barman, 1978) – India
- Haploclastus tenebrosus Gravely, 1935 – India
- Haploclastus validus (Pocock, 1899) – India
In synonymy
edit- H. psychedelicus (Sanap & Mirza, 2014) = Haploclastus devamatha
- H. robustus (Pocock, 1899) = Haploclastus validus
Transferred to other genera
edit- Haploclastus himalayensis (Tikader, 1977) → Chilobrachys himalayensis
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Gen. Haploclastus Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ a b Raven, R. J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182: 157.
- ^ Simon, E (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
- ^ Jose K, Sunil (2016). "Redescription of Haploclastus kayi Gravely, 1915 (Araneae:Theraphosidae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 26, 2022.