Adelonychia halyi

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Adelonychia halyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Adelonychia
Species:
A. halyi
Binomial name
Adelonychia halyi
Simon, 1892[1]

Adelonychia halyi is a species of spider of the genus Adelonychia. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2] Differences from the type species Adelonychia walshi include a large fovea and a less distinct abdominal pattern. The male is more hairy than female, with a slightly elevated spine. It was first described from the Nuwara Eliya area.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "Taxon details Diplothele halyi Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ Siliwal, Manju; Molur, Sanjay; Raven, Robert (2009). "Two new species of the genus Diplothele (Araneae, Barychelidae) from Orissa, India with notes on D. walshi" (PDF). The Journal of Arachnology. 37 (2): 178–187. doi:10.1636/A08-64.1. JSTOR 40233825. S2CID 55567914. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  3. ^ "The Fauna of British India". The forgotten book. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.