| Haploclastus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Haploclastus Simon, 1892 |
| Type species | |
| H. cervinus Simon, 1892
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| Species | |
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Haploclastus is a genus of Indian tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. The genus Phlogiodes has been synonymized with Haploclastus by some authors.
Description
They can be distinguished by the deep and procured fovea, with horizontal thornlike 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.
Taxonomy
The genus Haploclastus was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. In 1899, Reginald Pocock erected the genus Phlogiodes. He described two species, Phlogiodes validus from a male specimen and Phlogiodes robustus from a female specimen. The relationship between the genera Haploclastus and Phlogiodes has varied; in 1985, Raven sank Phlogiodes into Haploclastus. In 2010, the two Phlogiodes species were synonymized and transferred to Haploclastus as Haploclastus validus. In 2013, H. validus was restored to Phlogiodes, the placement accepted by the World Spider Catalog as of January 2025[update].
Species
As of January 2025[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted seven species, all found in India:
- Haploclastus ajithii Mirza, 2024 – India
- Haploclastus bratocolonus Mirza, 2024 – India
- Haploclastus cervinus Simon, 1892 (type) – India
- Haploclastus montanus Mirza, 2024 – India
- Haploclastus nilgirinus Pocock, 1899 – India
- Haploclastus satyanus (Barman, 1978) – India
- Haploclastus tenebrosus Gravely, 1935 – India
Transferred to other genera
- Haploclastus himalayensis (Tikader, 1977) → Chilobrachys himalayensis
- Haploclastus devamatha (Prasanth & Sunil Jose, 2014) → Cilantica devamatha
- Haploclastus kayi (Gravely, 1915) → Cilantica kayi
- Haploclastus validus (Pocock, 1899), syn. H. robustus (Pocock, 1899) → Phlogiodes validus
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Haploclastus Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ a b Simon, E (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
- ^ a b Raven, R. J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182: 157.
- ^ a b Mirza, Z. A. & Sanap, R. (2013). "Revalidation of the tarantula genus Phlogiodes Pocock, 1899 (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Thrigmopoeinae)". Indian Journal of Arachnology. 2 (2): 17–21 – via World Spider Catalog.
- ^ Jose K, Sunil (2016). "Redescription of Haploclastus kayi Gravely, 1915 (Araneae:Theraphosidae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ Pocock, R. I. (1899). "Diagnoses of some new Indian Arachnida". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 12 (4): 744–753 – via World Spider Catalog.
