''Neoheterophrictus'' is a genus of
tarantula
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...
in the family
Theraphosidae
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...
. It comprises 8 species, all found in
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 ...
.
Characteristics
''Neoheterophrictus'' is similar to ''
Heterophrictus'' and ''
Plesiophrictus
''Plesiophrictus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1899.
Species
it contains eight species, found in Sri Lanka, India, and Micronesia:
*'' Plesiophrictus fabrei'' ( Simon, 1892) – India
*'' Plesiop ...
'', however the females differ by having a different
spermatheca
The spermatheca (pronounced : spermathecae ), also called ''receptaculum seminis'' (: ''receptacula seminis''), is an organ of the female reproductive tract in insects, e.g. ants, bees, some molluscs, Oligochaeta worms and certain other in ...
e structure, which have two receptacles with many lobes/termini at the end. Males are distinguished from ''
Plesiophrictus
''Plesiophrictus'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1899.
Species
it contains eight species, found in Sri Lanka, India, and Micronesia:
*'' Plesiophrictus fabrei'' ( Simon, 1892) – India
*'' Plesiop ...
'' by the absence of a tegular keel on the male
palpal bulb
The two palpal bulbs – also known as palpal organs and genital bulbs – are the copulatory organs of a male spider. They are borne on the last segment of the pedipalps (the front "limbs" of a spider), giving the spider an appearance often descr ...
. It occurs in the
Western Ghats,
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 ...
.
Etymology
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.
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 ...
recognized 8 species. All are restricted to India.
* ''
Neoheterophrictus amboli''
Mirza & Sanap, 2014 - India
* ''
Neoheterophrictus bhori''
(Gravely, 1915) - India
* ''
Neoheterophrictus chimminiensis''
Sunil Jose, 2020 - India
* ''
Neoheterophrictus crurofulvus''
Siliwal, Gupta & Raven, 2012 (
type
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* ...
) - India
* ''
Neoheterophrictus madraspatanus''
(Gravely, 1935) - India
* ''
Neoheterophrictus sahyadri''
Siliwal, Gupta & Raven, 2012 - India
* ''
Neoheterophrictus smithi''
Mirza, Bhosale & Sanap, 2014 - India
* ''
Neoheterophrictus uttarakannada''
Siliwal, Gupta & Raven, 2012 - India
References
Theraphosidae
Spiders of the Indian subcontinent
Theraphosidae genera
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