Taxonomic change of two species in the genus Haploclastus Simon 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae)

By

Siliwal, Manju
Raven, Robert J.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2010

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

46

Pages

71-75

Subjects

Haploclastus , new synonym , Theraphosidae , transfer

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.46.347

 

Abstract

The genus Haploclastus is represented by eight species in India. In this paper, we synonymise Haploclastus robustus Pocock, 1900 with H. validus Pocock, 1899. H. himalayensis Tikader, 1977 is transferred to the genus Chilobrachys based on a generic character, the presence of enlarged paddle setae on prolateral side of maxillae. We provide additional information on morphometry and photographs of the palp and stridulatory setae that are lacking in the original description.