Harpactirella

Harpactirella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Mygalomorphae
Family:Theraphosidae
Genus:Harpactirella
Purcell[1]
Type species
Harpactirella treleaveni
Species

12, see text

Harpactirella is a genus of spiders in the Theraphosidae family. It was first described in 1902 by Purcell. As of 2017, it contains 12 species, all from South Africa except for H. insidiosa, found in Morocco.[1]

Species

Harpactirella comprises the following species:[1]

  • Harpactirella domicola Purcell, 1903
  • Harpactirella helenae Purcell, 1903
  • Harpactirella insidiosa (Denis, 1960)
  • Harpactirella karrooica Purcell, 1902
  • Harpactirella lapidaria Purcell, 1908
  • Harpactirella lightfooti Purcell, 1902
  • Harpactirella longipes Purcell, 1902
  • Harpactirella magna Purcell, 1903
  • Harpactirella overdijki Gallon, 2010
  • Harpactirella schwarzi Purcell, 1904
  • Harpactirella spinosa Purcell, 1908
  • Harpactirella treleaveni Purcell, 1902

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Theraphosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.


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