Biology:Neoheterophrictus crurofulvus
| Neoheterophrictus crurofulvus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Neoheterophrictus |
| Species: | N. crurofulvus
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoheterophrictus crurofulvus (Siliwal, Gupta, & Raven, 2012)[1]
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Neoheterophrictus crurofulvus is a species of tarantula. It is also the type species of Neoheterophrictus and is found in the Western Ghats, India .[2][3]
Etymology
The specific name crurofulvus is a mixture of two Latin words: cruro meaning "leg" or "appendage"; and fulvus meaning "tawny" or "yellowish-brown". This refers to the light brown colour of the legs of the female, which is not seen in any other Indian Theraphosid.[2]
Distinguishing features
Neoheterophrictus crurofulvus is known from the male and female. The female is distinguished by the structure of the spermathecae; there are two receptacles, which narrow at the apex; also upon the apex are a multitude of tiny lobes.
The male differs from other species by having a tibial spur which narrows down towards the apex where there is a pointed spine; it also lacks a basal spine in the retrolateral view of the spur; and the retrolateral two-thirds of the metatarsi and the whole tarsi are coloured white or cream.[2]
References
- ↑ "Taxon details Neoheterophrictus crurofulvus Siliwal, Gupta & Raven, 2012", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/37699, retrieved 2016-03-05
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Siliwal, Manju; Gupta, Neha; Raven, Robert, "A new genus of the family Theraphosidae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) with description of three new species from the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India", Journal of Threatened Taxa 4 (14): 3233–3254, doi:10.11609/jott.o3065.3233-54, http://threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2012/November/manju.htm
- ↑ "Species list for Neoheterophrictus", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/specieslist/3394, retrieved 2016-03-05
Wikidata ☰ Q15468305 entry
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