Harpactirella
Appearance
Harpactirella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Harpactirella Purcell[1] |
Type species | |
Harpactirella treleaveni | |
Species | |
12, see text |
Harpactirella is a genus of spiders in the Theraphosidae family. It was first described in 1902 by Purcell. As of 2017[update], it contains 12 species, all from South Africa except for H. insidiosa, found in Morocco.[1]
Species
Harpactirella comprises the following species:[1]
- Harpactirella domicola Purcell, 1903
- Harpactirella helenae Purcell, 1903
- Harpactirella insidiosa (Denis, 1960)
- Harpactirella karrooica Purcell, 1902
- Harpactirella lapidaria Purcell, 1908
- Harpactirella lightfooti Purcell, 1902
- Harpactirella longipes Purcell, 1902
- Harpactirella magna Purcell, 1903
- Harpactirella overdijki Gallon, 2010
- Harpactirella schwarzi Purcell, 1904
- Harpactirella spinosa Purcell, 1908
- Harpactirella treleaveni Purcell, 1902
References
- ^ a b c "Theraphosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.