''Haploclastus'' is a

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that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. It is considered a

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of ''Phlogiodes''.

Diagnosis

They can be distinguished by the deep and procured fovea, with horizontal thorn like hairs in two or three rows above and below the maxillary. These hairs have a long tapering, which where modified and aligned vertically in a "diffuse" pattern on the

maxilla The maxilla (plural: ''maxillae'' ) in vertebrates is the upper fixed (not fixed in Neopterygii) bone of the jaw formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones. In humans, the upper jaw includes the hard palate in the front of the mouth. T ...

Species

it contains seven species, found in

: *'' Haploclastus cervinus'' Simon, 1892 ( type) –

*'' Haploclastus devamatha'' Prasanth & Sunil Jose, 2014 – India *'' Haploclastus kayi'' Gravely, 1915 – India *'' Haploclastus nilgirinus'' Pocock, 1899 – India *'' Haploclastus satyanus'' (Barman, 1978) – India *'' Haploclastus tenebrosus'' Gravely, 1935 – India *'' Haploclastus validus'' (Pocock, 1899) – India

In synonymy

*''H. psychedelicus'' (Sanap & Mirza, 2014) = '' Haploclastus devamatha'' *''H. robustus'' (Pocock, 1899) = '' Haploclastus validus''

Transferred to other genera

* ''Haploclastus himalayensis'' (Tikader, 1977) → '' Chilobrachys himalayensis''

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of the Indian subcontinent Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Diagnosis

Species

In synonymy

Transferred to other genera

See also

References