''Heterothele'' is a

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of South American and African

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that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879.

Species

it contains ten species, found in Africa and

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

: *'' Heterothele affinis'' Laurent, 1946 – Congo,

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...

*'' Heterothele atropha''

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, 1907 – Congo *'' Heterothele caudicula'' (Simon, 1886) –

*'' Heterothele darcheni'' (Benoit, 1966) –

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...

*'' Heterothele decemnotata'' (Simon, 1891) – Congo *'' Heterothele gabonensis'' (Lucas, 1858) – Gabon *'' Heterothele honesta'' Karsch, 1879 ( type) –

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*'' Heterothele hullwilliamsi'' Smith, 1990 –

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

*'' Heterothele ogbunikia'' Smith, 1990 –

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

*'' Heterothele spinipes'' Pocock, 1897 – Tanzania

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of South America Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

See also

References