Adelonychia Explained

Adelonychia is a genus of mygalomorph spider in the family Barychelidae, containing four species restricted to India and Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2]} It formerly belonged in the genus Diplothele.

Species

, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:^[1]

• Adelonychia gravelyi Siliwal, Molur & Raven, 2009 – India
• Adelonychia halyi Simon, 1892 – Sri Lanka
• Adelonychia tenebrosus Siliwal, Molur & Raven, 2009 – India
• Adelonychia walshi O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890 – India

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gen. Diplothele O. P-Cambridge, 1890 . 13 December 2023 . World Spider Catalog . Natural History Museum Bern.
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 . The Journal of Arachnology . 22 April 2016.