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. However, one species ('' T. pestai'') occurs in

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, and another ('' T. humilithorax'') in

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, although the latter species is probably misplaced in this genus.Jäger, P. & Kunz, D. (2005). An illustrated key to genera of African huntsman spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Sparassidae). ''Senckenberg. biol.'' 85:163-213. This genus is distinguished by the abdomen narrowing behind and ending in terminal spinnerets which are borne on a tubular stalk separated at the base by a membranous ring. They are often brownish-red, the abdomen is either of uniform color or shows paired spots. However, some species are black, yellow or green.Sherriffs, W.R. (1938). Hong Kong Spiders. Part IV. ''The Hong Kong Naturalist'' 8:178-18
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Species

As of November 2022 it contains 51 species: * '' Thelcticopis ajax'' Pocock, 1901 — India * '' Thelcticopis ancorum'' Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan * '' Thelcticopis bicornuta'' Pocock, 1901 — India * '' Thelcticopis bifasciata'' Thorell, 1891 — Nicobar Islands * '' Thelcticopis biroi'' Kolosváry, 1934 — New Guinea * '' Thelcticopis buu'' (Logunov & Jäger, 2015) — Vietnam * '' Thelcticopis canescens'' Simon, 1887 — Andaman Islands, Myanmar * '' Thelcticopis celebesiana'' Merian, 1911 — Sulawesi * '' Thelcticopis convoluticola''

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, 1911 — Aru Islands * '' Thelcticopis cuneisignata'' Chrysanthus, 1965 — New Guinea * '' Thelcticopis dahanensis'' (Zhu & Zhong, 2020) — Taiwan * '' Thelcticopis fasciata'' Thorell, 1897 — Myanmar * '' Thelcticopis flavipes'' Pocock, 1897 — Moluccas * '' Thelcticopis folia'' Jäger & Praxaysombath, 2009 — Laos * '' Thelcticopis goramensis'' Thorell, 1881 — Malaysia * ''

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'' Pocock, 1901 — Sri Lanka * '' Thelcticopis humilithorax'' Simon, 1910 — Congo * '' Thelcticopis huyoplata'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — Philippines * '' Thelcticopis insularis'' Karsch, 1881 — Micronesia * '' Thelcticopis kaparanganensis'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — Philippines * '' Thelcticopis karnyi'' Reimoser, 1929 — Sumatra * '' Thelcticopis kianganensis'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — Philippines * '' Thelcticopis kirankhalapi'' Ahmed et al., 2015 — India * '' Thelcticopis klossi'' Reimoser, 1929 — Sumatra * '' Thelcticopis luctuosa'' Doleschall, 1859 — Java * '' Thelcticopis maindroni'' Simon, 1906 — India * '' Thelcticopis modesta'' Thorell, 1890 — Malaysia * '' Thelcticopis moesta'' Doleschall, 1859 — Amboina * '' Thelcticopis moolampilliensis'' Jose & Sebastian, 2007 — India * '' Thelcticopis nigrocephala'' Merian, 1911 — Sulawesi * '' Thelcticopis ochracea'' Pocock, 1899 — New Britain * '' Thelcticopis orichalcea'' Simon, 1880 — Sumatra, Borneo * '' Thelcticopis papuana'' Simon, 1880 — New Guinea * '' Thelcticopis pennata'' Simon, 1901 — Malaysia * '' Thelcticopis picta'' Thorell, 1887 — Myanmar * '' Thelcticopis pinmini'' (Cai & Zhong, 2021) — China * '' Thelcticopis quadrimunita'' Strand, 1911 — New Guinea * '' Thelcticopis rubristernis'' Strand, 1911 — Aru Islands * '' Thelcticopis rufula'' Pocock, 1901 — India * '' Thelcticopis sagittata'' Hogg, 1915 — New Guinea * '' Thelcticopis salomonum'' Strand, 1913 — Solomon Islands * '' Thelcticopis scaura'' Simon, 1910 — São Tomé * '' Thelcticopis serambiformis'' Strand, 1907 — India * '' Thelcticopis severa'' L. Koch, 1875 — China, Laos, Korea, Japan * '' Thelcticopis simplerta'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — Philippines * '' Thelcticopis telonotata'' Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan * '' Thelcticopis truculenta'' Karsch, 1884 — São Tomé, Principe * '' Thelcticopis unciformis'' (Zhu & Zhong, 2020) — Taiwan * '' Thelcticopis vasta'' L. Koch, 1873 — Fiji * '' Thelcticopis virescens'' Pocock, 1901 — India * '' Thelcticopis zhengi'' Liu, Li & Jäger, 2010 — China

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