Neoheterophrictus | |
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Female Neoheterophrictus smithi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: |
Neoheterophrictus Siliwal & Raven, 2012 [1] |
Type species | |
Neoheterophrictus crurofulvus Siliwal, Gupta & Raven, 2012
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Species | |
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Neoheterophrictus is a genus of tarantula in the family Theraphosidae. It comprises 8 species, all found in India. [2]
Neoheterophrictus is similar to Heterophrictus and Plesiophrictus, however the females differ by having a different spermathecae structure, which have two receptacles with many lobes/termini at the end. Males are distinguished from Plesiophrictus by the absence of a tegular keel on the male palpal bulb. It occurs in the Western Ghats, India. [3]
The name is a combination of two words neo and heterophrictus, neo in Latin meaning "new" and Heterophrictus being a genus name within the family Theraphosidae. [3] [2]
As of January 2022 [update], the World Spider Catalog recognized 8 species. All are restricted to India. [1]