Heterophrictus

Heterophrictus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Heterophrictus
Pocock, 1900[1]
Type species
H. milleti
Pocock, 1900
Species

4, see text

Heterophrictus is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900.[2]

Species

As of March 2020 it contains four species, found in India:[1]

In synonymy:

  • H. mahabaleshwari (Tikader, 1977, Tikader, 1977) = Heterophrictus blatteri (Gravely, 1935)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Heterophrictus Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ Pocock, R. I. (1900). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Arachnida. London, pp. pp. 1–279.


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