Haploclastus

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
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

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. "Gen. Haploclastus Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  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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