Neoheterophrictus
Sign in to saveNeoheterophrictus is a genus of tarantula in the family Theraphosidae. It comprises 8 species, all found in India.
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Neoheterophrictus is a genus of tarantula in the family Theraphosidae. It comprises 8 species, all found in India.
== Characteristics == Neoheterophrictus is similar to Heterophrictus and Plesiophrictus, however the females differ by having a different spermathecae structure, which have two receptacles with many lobes/termini at the end. Males are distinguished from Plesiophrictus by the absence of a tegular keel on the male palpal bulb. It occurs in the Western Ghats, India.
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