Heteroscodra
Heteroscodra is a genus of Central African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900.[2] Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite.[3] As of March 2020 it contains two species, found in Africa: H. crassipes and H. maculata.[1]
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, 1900[1] |
Type species | |
H. maculata Pocock, 1900 | |
Species | |
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See also
References
- "Gen. Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- Pocock, R. I. (1900). "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. 67: 833–885.
- Hirst, A. S. (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.
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