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Heterophrictus Aareyensis
''Heterophrictus'' is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900. Species it contains four species, found in India: *'' Heterophrictus aareyensis'' Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India *''Heterophrictus blatteri'' (Gravely, 1935) – India *'' Heterophrictus milleti'' Pocock, 1900 ( type) – India *'' Heterophrictus raveni'' Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India In synonymy: *''H. mahabaleshwari'' (Tikader, 1977, Tikader, 1977) = ''Heterophrictus blatteri'' (Gravely, 1935) See also * List of Theraphosidae species This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1041 species in 156 genera: A ''Acanthopelma'' '' Acanthopelma'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 * '' Acanthopelma beccarii'' ... References Theraphosidae genera Spiders of the Indian subcontinent Taxa named by R. I. Pocock Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Innes Pocock
Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist. Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward's School, Oxford. He received tutoring in zoology from Sir Edward Poulton, and was allowed to explore comparative anatomy at the Oxford Museum. He studied biology and geology at University College, Bristol, under Conwy Lloyd Morgan and William Johnson Sollas. In 1885, he became an assistant at the Natural History Museum, and worked in the section of entomology for a year. He was put in charge of the collections of Arachnida and Myriapoda. He was also given the task to arrange the British birds collections, in the course of which he developed a lasting interest in ornithology. The 200 papers he published in his 18 years at the museum soon brought him recognition as an authority on Arachnida and Myriapoda; he described between 300 and 400 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |