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Heteroscodra
Heteroscodra maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Hirst, A. S. (1907). "Descriptions of new species of African spiders and Solifugae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7. 20 (115): 33–39. doi:10.1080/00222930709487293.