Stromatopelminae

Stromatopelminae
Heteroscodra maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Subfamily: Stromatopelminae
Schmidt, 1993
Genera

The Stromatopelminae are a subfamily of tarantulas native to West Africa and part of Central Africa.[1]

Description

These arboreal tarantulas are often found dwelling in the palm trees native to the West African region.

Systematics

The following genera and species are present in the Stromatopelminae:

Encyocratella Strand, 1907
Heteroscodra Pocock, 1899
  • Heteroscodra crassipes Hirst, 1907 (Cameroon, Gabon)
  • Heteroscodra crassipes latithorax Strand, 1920 (Congo)
  • Heteroscodra maculata Pocock, 1899 (Togo, Ghana, Cameroon)
Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881
  • Stromatopelma batesi Pocock, 1902 (Cameroon, Congo)
  • Stromatopelma calceatum Fabricius, 1793 (Guinea, Ghana)
  • Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes Pocock, 1897 (Sierra Leone)
  • Stromatopelma fumigatum Pocock, 1899 (Equatorial Guinea)
  • Stromatopelma pachypoda Strand, 1908 (Cameroon)
  • Stromatopelma satanas Berland, 1917 (Gabon, Congo)

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