Biology:Thelcticopis kirankhalapi
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Short description: Species of spider
| Thelcticopis kirankhalapi | |
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| From, Beluvai, Karnataka, India. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Thelcticopis |
| Species: | T. kirankhalapi
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| Binomial name | |
| Thelcticopis kirankhalapi Ahmed et al., 2015
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Thelcticopis kirankhalapi is a species of huntsman spider endemic to India.[1][2][3][4][5]
Range
Thelcticopis kirankhalapi is endemic to Karnataka, India.[2][3][5] Its type of locality is a small patch of ‘Kans’ forest in Hosanagara, Shivamogga, Karnataka.[2]
Habitat & ecology
Thelcticopis kirankhalapi is classified as a mid-sized, foliage dwelling, presumably nocturnal, orange-brown, ambush hunting sparassid.[2]
Etymology
Thelcticopis kirankhalapi is named after Mr. Kiran Khalap, Managing Director & co-founder of Chlorophyll Brand and Communications Consultancy.[2][4]
References
- ↑ "Thelcticopis kirankhalapi" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/823180-Thelcticopis-kirankhalapi.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Khalap, Rajashree; Jadhav, J. Y.; Mohan, Krishna; N, Sumukha J.; Ahmed, Javed. "A NEW SPECIES OF Thelcticopis KARSCH, 1884 (ARANEAE: SPARASSIDAE: SPARIANTHINAE) FROM THE 'KANS' OF KARNATAKA, INDIA". Indian Journal of Arachnology. https://www.academia.edu/22107675/A_NEW_SPECIES_OF_Thelcticopis_KARSCH_1884_ARANEAE_SPARASSIDAE_SPARIANTHINAE_FROM_THE_KANS_OF_KARNATAKA_INDIA.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/54606/Thelcticopis_kirankhalapi.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Three spider species named aftercity naturalist, wildlife researchers". The Times of India. 2016-01-31. ISSN 0971-8257. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/three-spider-species-named-aftercity-naturalist-wildlife-researchers/articleshow/50789507.cms.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Singh, Rajendra. (2021). DISTRIBUTION OF SPARASSIDAE (ARANEOMORPHAE: ARANEAE: ARACHNIDA) IN INDIA.
Wikidata ☰ Q27505477 entry
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