Heterothele

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

11, see text

Heterothele is a genus of spiders in the Theraphosidae family. It was first described in 1879 by Karsch. As of 2017, it contains 11 species, 10 from Africa and H. caudicula found in Argentina.[1]

Species

Heterothele comprises the following species:[1]

  • Heterothele affinis Laurent, 1946
  • Heterothele atropha Simon, 1907
  • Heterothele caudicula (Simon, 1886)
  • Heterothele darcheni (Benoit, 1966)
  • Heterothele decemnotata (Simon, 1891)
  • Heterothele gabonensis (Lucas, 1858)
  • Heterothele honesta Karsch, 1879
  • Heterothele hullwilliamsi Smith, 1990
  • Heterothele ogbunikia Smith, 1990
  • Heterothele spinipes Pocock, 1897
  • Heterothele villosella Strand, 1907

References

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


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