Journal of Threatened Taxa (Oct 2009)

Revalidating the taxonomic position of the Indian <i>Ischnocolus</i> spp. (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

  • M. Siliwal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o1981.533-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 10
pp. 533 – 534

Abstract

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The two Indian Ischnolocus species, I. decoratus and I. khasiensis are transferred to the genus Chilobrachys Karsch, 1891 based on presence and pattern of stridulatory setae on maxillae and chelicerae. Further, Ischnocolus decoratus is synonymised with Chilobrachys fimbriatus Pocock, 1899.