''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

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Heterothele affinis ''Heterothele'' is a genus of South American and African tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879. Species it contains ten species, found in Africa and Argentina: *'' Heterothele affinis'' Laurent, 1946 – Co ...

'' Laurent, 1946 –

Congo Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa: * Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ...

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 and ...

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

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Heterothele darcheni ''Heterothele'' is a genus of South American and African tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879. Species it contains ten species, found in Africa and Argentina: *'' Heterothele affinis'' Laurent, 1946 – Co ...

'' (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 north ...

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Heterothele decemnotata ''Heterothele'' is a genus of South American and African tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879. Species it contains ten species, found in Africa and Argentina: *'' Heterothele affinis'' Laurent, 1946 – Co ...

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Heterothele gabonensis ''Heterothele gabonensis,'' also known as the Gabon blue dwarf baboon tarantula is a species of tarantula found in Gabon. It was first described by Pierre Hippolyte Lucas in 1858, under the name ''Mygale gabonensis.'' They are semi arboreal tara ...

'' (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 ...

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Heterothele ogbunikia ''Heterothele'' is a genus of South American and African tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879. Species it contains ten species, found in Africa and Argentina: *'' Heterothele affinis'' Laurent, 1946 – Co ...

'' Smith, 1990 –

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Heterothele spinipes ''Heterothele'' is a genus of South American and African tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879. Species it contains ten species, found in Africa and Argentina: *'' Heterothele affinis'' Laurent, 1946 – Co ...

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, 1897 – Tanzania

References

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

Species

See also

References