Heteroscodra
| Heteroscodra | |
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| Heteroscodra maculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Heteroscodra Pocock, 1899[1] |
| Species | |
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Heteroscodra is a genus of tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) native to West and Central Africa.[1] Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite.
Species
As of May 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Heteroscodra crassipes Hirst, 1907 — Cameroon, Gabon, Congo
- Heteroscodra maculata Pocock, 1899 — West and Central Africa
References
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Heteroscodra Pocock, 1899". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- R. I. Pocock (1899). "On the scorpions, pedipalps and spiders from tropical West-Africa, represented in the collection of the British Museum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1899: 833–885.
- A. S. Hirst (1907). "Descriptions of new species of African spiders and Solifugae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7. 20: 33–39. doi:10.1080/00222930709487293.
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