''Harpactira'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of African
tarantulas
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although m ...
that was first described by
Anton Ausserer
Anton Ausserer (5 July 184320 July 1889)Maurer, Ferdinand: ''Nachruf an Dr. Anton Ausserer.'' Programm des kk. acad. Gymnasiums in Grätz. Graz 1890 was an Austrian naturalist specialising in spiders.Bonnet, Pierre: Bibliographia aranearum, Les ...
in 1871.
Species
it contains fifteen species, found in
Namibia
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and
South Africa
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:
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Harpactira atra
''Harpactira'' is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.
Species
it contains fifteen species, found in Namibia and South Africa:
*'' Harpactira atra'' (Latreille, 1832) ( type) – South Africa
*''Harpa ...
''
(Latreille, 1832) (
type) –
South Africa
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Harpactira baviana
''Harpactira'' is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.
Species
it contains fifteen species, found in Namibia and South Africa:
*'' Harpactira atra'' (Latreille, 1832) ( type) – South Africa
*'' Harp ...
''
Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
*''
Harpactira cafreriana''
( Walckenaer, 1837) – South Africa
*''
Harpactira chrysogaster''
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, 1897 – South Africa
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Harpactira curator
''Harpactira'' is a genus of African Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.
Species
it contains fifteen species, found in Namibia and South Africa:
*''Harpactira atra'' (Latreille, 1832) (Type_species, type ...
''
Pocock, 1898 – South Africa
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Harpactira curvipes
''Harpactira'' is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.
Species
it contains fifteen species, found in Namibia and South Africa:
*'' Harpactira atra'' (Latreille, 1832) ( type) – South Africa
*''Harpa ...
''
Pocock, 1897 – South Africa
*''
Harpactira dictator
''Harpactira'' is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.
Species
it contains fifteen species, found in Namibia and South Africa:
*'' Harpactira atra'' (Latreille, 1832) ( type) – South Africa
*''Harpa ...
''
Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
*''
Harpactira gigas''
Pocock, 1898 – South Africa
*''
Harpactira hamiltoni
''Harpactira'' is a genus of African Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.
Species
it contains fifteen species, found in Namibia and South Africa:
*''Harpactira atra'' (Latreille, 1832) (Type_species, type ...
''
Pocock, 1902 – South Africa
*''
Harpactira lineata''
Pocock, 1897 – South Africa
*''
Harpactira lyrata''
( Simon, 1892) – South Africa
*''
Harpactira marksi''
Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
*''
Harpactira namaquensis''
Purcell, 1902 –
Namibia
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, South Africa
*''
Harpactira pulchripes''
Pocock, 1901 – South Africa
*''
Harpactira tigrina''
Ausserer, 1875 – South Africa
See also
*
List of Theraphosidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1041 species in 156 genera:
A ''Acanthopelma''
'' Acanthopelma'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
* '' Acanthopelma beccarii'' ...
References
Theraphosidae genera
Spiders of Africa
Taxa named by Anton Ausserer
Theraphosidae
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