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Idiothele
Mature female Idiothele mira - Quentin Salinas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Idiothele
Hewitt, 1919[1]
Type species
I. nigrofulva
(Pocock, 1898)
Species

Idiothele is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by J. Hewitt in 1919.[2] As of March 2020 it contains two species, both found in southern Africa: I. mira and I. nigrofulva.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Idiothele Hewitt, 1919". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ Hewitt, J. (1919). "Descriptions of new South African Araneae and Solifugae". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6: 63–111.