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Haploclastus
Sign in to saveHaploclastus is a genus of Indian tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. The genus Phlogiodes has been synonymized with Haploclastus by some authors.
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Haploclastus is a genus of Indian tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. The genus Phlogiodes has been synonymized with Haploclastus by some authors.
== Description == They can be distinguished by the deep and procured fovea, with horizontal thornlike hairs in two or three rows above and below the maxillary. These hairs have a long tapering, they are modified and aligned vertically in a "diffuse" pattern on the maxilla.
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