Stromatopelminae
The Stromatopelminae are a subfamily of tarantulas native to West Africa and part of Central Africa.[1]
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| Heteroscodra maculata | |
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| Subfamily: | Stromatopelminae Schmidt, 1993 |
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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
- Encyocratella olivacea Strand, 1907 (Tanzania)
- 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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