Heteroscodra
Heteroscodra | |
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Heteroscodra maculata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Heteroscodra Pocock, 1899[1] |
Species | |
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Heteroscodra is a genus of tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) native to West and Central Africa.[1] Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite.
Species
As of May 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Heteroscodra crassipes Hirst, 1907 — Cameroon, Gabon, Congo
- Heteroscodra maculata Pocock, 1899 — West and Central Africa
References
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Heteroscodra Pocock, 1899". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- R. I. Pocock (1899). "On the scorpions, pedipalps and spiders from tropical West-Africa, represented in the collection of the British Museum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1899: 833–885.
- A. S. Hirst (1907). "Descriptions of new species of African spiders and Solifugae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 7. 20: 33–39. doi:10.1080/00222930709487293.
External links
- Data related to Heteroscodra at Wikispecies
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