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''Haploclastus'' is a
''Haploclastus'' is a genus
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of India
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n tarantulas
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although m ...
that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon
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Diagnosis
They can be distinguished by the deep and procuredfovea
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, with horizontal thorn like hairs in two or three rows above and below the maxillary. These hairs have a long tapering, which where modified and aligned vertically in a "diffuse" pattern on the maxilla
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.
Species
it contains seven species, found inIndia
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*'' Haploclastus cervinus'' Simon, 1892 (type
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) – India
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*'' Haploclastus devamatha'' Prasanth & Sunil Jose, 2014 – India
*'' Haploclastus kayi'' Gravely, 1915 – India
*'' Haploclastus nilgirinus'' Pocock Pocock is a surname, and may refer to:
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, 1899 – India
*'' Haploclastus satyanus'' (Barman, 1978) – India
*''Haploclastus tenebrosus
''Haploclastus'' is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Phlogiodes''.
Diagnosis
They can be distinguished by the deep and procured fovea, with horizontal ...
'' Gravely, 1935 – India
*''Haploclastus validus
''Haploclastus'' is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Phlogiodes''.
Diagnosis
They can be distinguished by the deep and procured fovea, with horizontal ...
'' (Pocock, 1899) – India
In synonymy
*''H. psychedelicus'' (Sanap & Mirza, 2014) = '' Haploclastus devamatha'' *''H. robustus'' (Pocock, 1899) = ''Haploclastus validus
''Haploclastus'' is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Phlogiodes''.
Diagnosis
They can be distinguished by the deep and procured fovea, with horizontal ...
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Transferred to other genera
* ''Haploclastus himalayensis'' (Tikader, 1977) → ''Chilobrachys himalayensis
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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 Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub