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A new theraphosid genusM. Siliwal et al.© Manju SiliwalImage 6. Plesiophrictus bhori, chelicerae, prolateral view© Manju SiliwalImage 7. Plesiophrictus mahabaleshwari, chelicerae,prolateral view© Manju SiliwalImage 8. Plesiophrictus mahabaleshwari, maxillae, ventralviewTikader, 1977 (ZSIK, Type, number not designated)from Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra. These spiderspecimens possess rastellum (Images 6–7), serrulaabsent (Image 8) and procurved fovea. Based on thesecharacters, we transfer P. bhori and P. mahabaleshwarito the genus Heterophrictus. Further, the spermathecaeof P. mahabaleshwari (Image 9) resemble that ofHeterophrictus milleti Pocock, 1900 and based on it, wesynonymise H. mahabaleshwari with Heterophrictusmilleti.The type specimen of Plesiophrictus nilagiriensisSiliwal et al., 2007 was also re-examined and wasfound that the species has transverse fovea, serrulapresent and absence of rastellum on maxillae. Thesecharacters validate the placement of P. nilagiriensis inthe genus Plesiophrictus.Image 9. Plesiophrictus mahabaleshwari, spermathecae,dorsal viewREFERENCES© Manju SiliwalGallon, R.C. (2003). A new African arboreal genus andspecies of theraphosid spider (Araneae, Theraphosidae,Stromatopelminae) which lacks spermathecae. Bulletin ofthe British Arachnological Society 12(9): 405–411.Gallon, R.C. (2005). Encyocratella olivacea Strand, 1907,a senior synonym of Xenodendrophila gabrieli Gallon,2003 (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Stromatopelminae) with adescription of the male. Zootaxa 1003: 45–56.Gallon, R.C. (2010). On some Southern African Harpactirinae,with notes on the eumenophorines Pelinobius muticusKarsch, 1885 and Monocentropella Strand, 1907 (Araneae,Theraphosidae). Bulletin of the British ArachnologicalSociety 15(2): 29–48.Guadanucci, J.P.L. (2011). The genus Plesiophrictus PocockJournal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | November 2012 | 4(14): 3233–32543253