Heterothele
| Heterothele | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Karsch, 1879[1] |
| Type species | |
| H. honesta Karsch, 1879
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| Species | |
Heterothele is a genus of African tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879.[2]
Species
As of June 2025, it contained ten species, found in Africa:[1]
- Heterothele affinis Laurent, 1946 – Congo, Tanzania
- Heterothele atropha Simon, 1907 – Congo
- Heterothele darcheni (Benoit, 1966) – Gabon
- Heterothele decemnotata (Simon, 1891) – Congo
- Heterothele erdosi Sherwood & Gallon, 2025 – Nigeria
- Heterothele gabonensis (Lucas, 1858) – Gabon
- Heterothele honesta Karsch, 1879 (type) – Angola
- Heterothele hullwilliamsi Smith, 1990 – Cameroon
- Heterothele ogbunikia Smith, 1990 – Nigeria
- Heterothele spinipes Pocock, 1897 – Tanzania
See also
References
- ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian. "Gen. Heterothele Karsch, 1879". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ Karsch, F. (1879). "Zwei neue afrikanische Vogelspinnen". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1879: 63–65.