Thelcticopis
Thelcticopis is a genus of huntsman spiders that occurs almost exclusively in the area India to Japan to New Guinea and Fiji. However, one species occurs in Costa Rica, and another in Congo Basin, although the latter species is probably misplaced in this genus.
This genus is distinguished by the abdomen narrowing behind and ending in terminal spinnerets which are borne on a tubular stalk separated at the base by a membranous ring. They are often brownish-red, the abdomen is either of uniform color or shows paired spots. However, some species are black, yellow or green.
Species
As of November 2022 it contains 51 species:Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901 — IndiaThelcticopis ancorum Dyal, 1935 — PakistanThelcticopis bicornuta Pocock, 1901 — IndiaThelcticopis bifasciata Thorell, 1891 — Nicobar IslandsThelcticopis biroi Kolosváry, 1934 — New GuineaThelcticopis buu — VietnamThelcticopis canescens Simon, 1887 — Andaman Islands, MyanmarThelcticopis celebesiana Merian, 1911 — SulawesiThelcticopis convoluticola Strand, 1911 — Aru IslandsThelcticopis cuneisignata Chrysanthus, 1965 — New GuineaThelcticopis dahanensis — TaiwanThelcticopis fasciata Thorell, 1897 — MyanmarThelcticopis flavipes Pocock, 1897 — MoluccasThelcticopis folia Jäger & Praxaysombath, 2009 — LaosThelcticopis goramensis Thorell, 1881 — MalaysiaThelcticopis hercules Pocock, 1901 — Sri LankaThelcticopis humilithorax Simon, 1910 — CongoThelcticopis huyoplata Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — PhilippinesThelcticopis insularis Karsch, 1881 — MicronesiaThelcticopis kaparanganensis Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — PhilippinesThelcticopis karnyi Reimoser, 1929 — SumatraThelcticopis kianganensis Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — PhilippinesThelcticopis kirankhalapi Ahmed et al., 2015 — IndiaThelcticopis klossi Reimoser, 1929 — SumatraThelcticopis luctuosa Doleschall, 1859 — JavaThelcticopis maindroni Simon, 1906 — IndiaThelcticopis modesta Thorell, 1890 — MalaysiaThelcticopis moesta Doleschall, 1859 — AmboinaThelcticopis moolampilliensis Jose & Sebastian, 2007 — IndiaThelcticopis nigrocephala Merian, 1911 — SulawesiThelcticopis ochracea Pocock, 1899 — New BritainThelcticopis orichalcea Simon, 1880 — Sumatra, BorneoThelcticopis papuana Simon, 1880 — New GuineaThelcticopis pennata Simon, 1901 — MalaysiaThelcticopis picta Thorell, 1887 — MyanmarThelcticopis pinmini — ChinaThelcticopis quadrimunita Strand, 1911 — New GuineaThelcticopis rubristernis Strand, 1911 — Aru IslandsThelcticopis rufula Pocock, 1901 — IndiaThelcticopis sagittata Hogg, 1915 — New GuineaThelcticopis salomonum Strand, 1913 — Solomon IslandsThelcticopis scaura Simon, 1910 — São ToméThelcticopis serambiformis Strand, 1907 — IndiaThelcticopis severa L. Koch, 1875 — China, Laos, Korea, JapanThelcticopis simplerta Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — PhilippinesThelcticopis telonotata Dyal, 1935 — PakistanThelcticopis truculenta Karsch, 1884 — São Tomé, PrincipeThelcticopis unciformis — TaiwanThelcticopis vasta L. Koch, 1873 — FijiThelcticopis virescens Pocock, 1901 — IndiaThelcticopis zhengi Liu, Li & Jäger, 2010 — China