| Heterophrictus | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: |
Heterophrictus Pocock, 1900 [1] |
| Type species | |
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H. milleti Pocock, 1900
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| Species | |
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Heterophrictus is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900. [2]
Species
As of March 2020 [update] it contains four species, found in India: [1]
- Heterophrictus aareyensis Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India
- Heterophrictus blatteri (Gravely, 1935) – India
- Heterophrictus milleti Pocock, 1900 ( type) – India
- Heterophrictus raveni Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India
In synonymy:
- H. mahabaleshwari (Tikader, 1977, Tikader, 1977) = Heterophrictus blatteri (Gravely, 1935)
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pocock, R. I. (1900). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Arachnida. London, pp. pp. 1–279.
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