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

Extant Araneae families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida

Suborder Mesothelae
Liphistiidae (segmented spiders)

Suborder Opisthothelae

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