A new synonym in the subfamily Thrigmopoeinae Pocock, 1900 (Araneae, Theraphosidae)

By

Sankaran, Pradeep
Sebastian, Pothalil

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

749

Pages

81-86

Subjects

India , junior synonym , polychromatism , taxonomy , Western Ghats

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.749.23414

 

Abstract

As the species Haploclastusdevamatha Prasanth & Jose, 2014 is indistinguishable from Thrigmopoeuspsychedelicus Sanap & Mirza, 2014, the latter is herein considered junior synonym of the former. Occurrence of polychromatism in H.devamatha is noted, and two distinct colour morphs of the species are recognised, a pink form and a blue form. The natural history and conservation of the species are discussed and its known distribution is updated.