Redescription, distribution and status of the Karwar Large Burrowing Spider <i>Thrigmopoeus truculent us</i> Pocock, 1899 (Araneae: Theraphosidae), a Western Ghats endemic ground mygalomorph

The genus Thrigmopoeus is endemic to the Western Ghats of India, and is so far represented by two species: Thrigmopoeus truculentus Pocock, 1899 and T. insignis Pocock, 1899. The distribution of T. truculentus was considered to be restricted to its type locality until a few populations were identif...

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Main Authors: M. Siliwal, S. Molur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2009-06-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/389