Haploclastus

Haploclastus is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. It is considered a senior synonym of Phlogiodes.

Diagnosis
They can be distinguished by the deep and procured fovea, with horizontal thorn like hairs in two or three rows above and below the maxillary. These hairs have a long tapering, which where modified and aligned vertically in a "diffuse" pattern on the maxilla.

Species
it contains seven species, found in India:
 * Haploclastus cervinus Simon, 1892 (type) – India
 * Haploclastus devamatha Prasanth & Sunil Jose, 2014 – India
 * Haploclastus kayi Gravely, 1915 – India
 * Haploclastus nilgirinus Pocock, 1899 – India
 * Haploclastus satyanus (Barman, 1978) – India
 * Haploclastus tenebrosus Gravely, 1935 – India
 * Haploclastus validus (Pocock, 1899) – India

In synonymy

 * H. psychedelicus (Sanap & Mirza, 2014) = Haploclastus devamatha
 * H. robustus (Pocock, 1899) = Haploclastus validus

Transferred to other genera

 * Haploclastus himalayensis (Tikader, 1977) → Chilobrachys himalayensis