Adelonychia halyi

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Adelonychia halyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Adelonychia
Species:
A. halyi
Binomial name
Adelonychia halyi
Simon, 1892 [1]

Adelonychia halyi is a species of spider of the genus Adelonychia . It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] [2] Differences from the type species Adelonychia walshi include a large fovea and a less distinct abdominal pattern. The male is more hairy than female, with a slightly elevated spine. It was first described from the Nuwara Eliya area. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Taxon details Diplothele halyi Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Siliwal, Manju; Molur, Sanjay; Raven, Robert (2009). "Two new species of the genus Diplothele (Araneae, Barychelidae) from Orissa, India with notes on D. walshi" (PDF). The Journal of Arachnology. 37 (2): 178–187. doi:10.1636/A08-64.1. JSTOR   40233825. S2CID   55567914. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Fauna of British India". The forgotten book. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.


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