Heterophrictus Explained

Heterophrictus is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900.^[1]

Species

it contains four species, found in India:^[2]

• Heterophrictus aareyensis Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India
• Heterophrictus blatteri (Gravely, 1935) – India
• Heterophrictus milleti Pocock, 1900 (type) – India
• Heterophrictus raveni Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India

In synonymy:

• H. mahabaleshwari (Tikader, 1977, Tikader, 1977) = Heterophrictus blatteri (Gravely, 1935)

See also

• List of Theraphosidae species

Notes and References

1. Book: Pocock, R. I.. 1900. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Arachnida. London, pp. 1–279. Reginald Innes Pocock.
2. Gen. Heterophrictus Pocock, 1900. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-04-17. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.