Pandercetes celatus
| Pandercetes celatus | |
|---|---|
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| Pandercetes cf. celatus from the Western Ghats | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Pandercetes |
| Species: | P. celatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pandercetes celatus Pocock, 1899 | |
Pandercetes celatus is a species of huntsman spider in the family Sparassidae. It was described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1899 and is endemic to India.[1]
Members of the genus Pandercetes exhibit cryptic coloration and morphology that resemble mosses and lichens, a form of camouflage seen in various arthropods associated with lichen-covered habitats.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1899 in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.[3]
Distribution
Pandercetes celatus is currently known only from India.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Pandercetes celatus Pocock, 1899". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Soofi, Mahmood; Sharma, Sandeep (2022). "Lichens and animal camouflage: some observations from central Asian ecoregions". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 14 (2): 20672–20676. doi:10.11609/jott.7558.14.2.20672-20676.
- ↑ Pocock, R. I. (1899). "Diagnoses of some new Indian Arachnida". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 12 (4): 744–753.
External links
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