| Thelcticopis kirankhalapi | |
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| From, Beluvai, Karnataka, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Thelcticopis |
| Species: | T. kirankhalapi |
| Binomial name | |
| Thelcticopis kirankhalapi Ahmed et al., 2015 | |
Thelcticopis kirankhalapi is a species of huntsman spider endemic to India. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Thelcticopis kirankhalapi is endemic to Karnataka, India. [2] [3] [5] Its type locality is a small patch of ‘Kans’ forest in Hosanagara, Shivamogga, Karnataka. [2]
Thelcticopis kirankhalapi is classified as a mid-sized, foliage dwelling, presumably nocturnal, orange-brown, ambush hunting sparassid. [2]
Thelcticopis kirankhalapi is named after Mr. Kiran Khalap, Managing Director & co-founder of Chlorophyll Brand and Communications Consultancy. [2] [4]
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