DIAGNOSIS:
Dorsal trichobothria of femur arranged in beta-configuration with d2 situated on dorsal surface.
Trichobothrium d3 of patella situated dorsal of dorso-median carina.
Trichobothrium db on the fixed finger of pedipalp usually located between est and et, or may be on level with trichobothrium est, rarely between est and esb.
Trichobothrium eb clearly on fixed finger of pedipalp.
Pectines with fulcra.
Dentate margin of pedipalp-chela movable finger with distinct granules divided into 11–16 rows and 5–7 terminal granules.
Cheliceral fixed finger with two ventral accessory denticles.
Tergites I–VI of mesosoma bear three carinae.
Carapace with distinct carinae, entire dorsal surface nearly planate.
Third and fourth legs with well developed tibial spurs, first and second tarsomeres with paired ventral setae.
First sternite with two granulated lateral stridulatory areas, which however may be reduced in some species (e. g. in H. pachyurus and H. trilineatus).
Ventrolateral carinae of fifth metasomal segment with all granules more or less equal in size and never lobate.
Total length 30–130 mm.

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