Thelcticopis kirankhalapi
| Thelcticopis kirankhalapi | |
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| From, Beluvai, Karnataka, India. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Thelcticopis |
| Species: | T. kirankhalapi
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| Binomial name | |
| Thelcticopis kirankhalapi Ahmed et al., 2015
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Thelcticopis kirankhalapi is a species of huntsman spider endemic to India.[1][2][3][4][5]
Range[edit]
Thelcticopis kirankhalapi is endemic to the Karnataka, India.[2][3][5] It's type locality is a small patch of ‘Kans’ forest in Hosanagara, Shivamogga, Karnataka.[2]
Habitat & ecology[edit]
Thelcticopis kirankhalapi is classified as a mid-sized, foliage dwelling, presumably nocturnal, orange-brown, ambush hunting sparassid.[2]
Etymology[edit]
Thelcticopis kirankhalapi is named after Mr. Kiran Khalap, Managing Director & co-founder of Chlorophyll Brand and Communications Consultancy.[2][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Thelcticopis kirankhalapi". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ a b c d e Khalap, Rajashree; Jadhav, J. Y.; Mohan, Krishna; N, Sumukha J.; Ahmed, Javed. "A NEW SPECIES OF Thelcticopis KARSCH, 1884 (ARANEAE: SPARASSIDAE: SPARIANTHINAE) FROM THE 'KANS' OF KARNATAKA, INDIA". Indian Journal of Arachnology.
- ^ a b "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ a b "Three spider species named aftercity naturalist, wildlife researchers". The Times of India. 2016-01-31. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ a b Singh, Rajendra. (2021). DISTRIBUTION OF SPARASSIDAE (ARANEOMORPHAE: ARANEAE: ARACHNIDA) IN INDIA.