Biology:Heteroscodra

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Heteroscodra
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Heteroscodra maculata
Scientific classification e
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. 1.0 1.1 Gen. Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3369. 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. http://biostor.org/reference/72534. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q255317 entry