''Adelonychia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of mygalomorph spider in the family

Barychelidae Barychelidae, also known as brushed trapdoor spiders, is a spider family with about 300 species in 39 genera. Behaviour Most spiders in this family build trapdoor burrows. For example, the long '' Sipalolasma'' builds its burrow in rotted wood, ...

, containing four species restricted to

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

. It formerly belonged in the genus ''Diplothele.''

Species

, the

World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ...

accepted the following species: *'' Adelonychia gravelyi'' Siliwal, Molur & Raven, 2009 – India *''

Adelonychia halyi ''Adelonychia halyi'' is a species of spider of the genus '' Adelonychia''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Differences from the type species ''Adelonychia walshi'' include a large fovea and a less distinct abdominal pattern. The male is more hairy t ...

'' Simon, 1892 – Sri Lanka *'' Adelonychia tenebrosus'' Siliwal, Molur & Raven, 2009 – India *''

Adelonychia walshi ''Adelonychia'' is a genus of mygalomorph spider in the family Barychelidae, containing four species restricted to India and Sri Lanka. It formerly belonged in the genus ''Diplothele.'' Species , the World Spider Catalog The World Spi ...

'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890 – India

References

Barychelidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Asia {{barychelidae-stub