Heterophrictus

Heterophrictus is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900.^[2]

Heterophrictus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Heterophrictus Pocock, 1900[1]
Type species
H. milleti Pocock, 1900
Species
4, see text

Species

As of March 2020^[update] it contains four species, found in India:^[1]

• Heterophrictus aareyensis Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India
• Heterophrictus blatteri (Gravely, 1935) – India
• Heterophrictus milleti Pocock, 1900 (type) – India
• Heterophrictus raveni Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India

In synonymy:

• H. mahabaleshwari (Tikader, 1977, Tikader, 1977) = Heterophrictus blatteri (Gravely, 1935)

See also

• List of Theraphosidae species