| Haploclastus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Haploclastus Simon, 1892 [1] |
| Type species | |
| H. cervinus Simon, 1892 | |
| Species | |
7, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Haploclastus is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. [3] It is considered a senior synonym of Phlogiodes. [2]
As of March 2020 [update] it contains seven species, found in India: [1]
In synonymy:
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