Haploclastus
Haploclastus validus
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Species

7, see text

Synonyms[1]
Haploclastus devamatha

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]

Diagnosis

They 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, which where modified and aligned vertically in a "diffuse" pattern on the maxilla.[4]

Species

As of March 2020 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 psychedelicus (Sanap & Mirza, 2014) – India
  • Haploclastus satyanus (Barman, 1978) – India
  • Haploclastus tenebrosus Gravely, 1935 – India
  • Haploclastus validus (Pocock, 1899) – India

In synonymy

  • H. psychedelicus (Sanap & Mirza, 2014) = Haploclastus devamatha
  • H. robustus (Pocock, 1899) = Haploclastus validus

Transferred to other genera

  • Haploclastus himalayensis (Tikader, 1977) → Chilobrachys himalayensis

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Haploclastus Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. 1 2 Raven, R. J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182: 157.
  3. ↑ Simon, E (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  4. ↑ Jose K, Sunil (2016). "Redescription of Haploclastus kayi Gravely, 1915 (Araneae:Theraphosidae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 26, 2022.


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