''Heterothele'' is a genus of South American and African Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Karsch, Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879.

Species

it contains ten species, found in Africa and Argentina: *''Heterothele affinis'' Laurent, 1946 – Central_Africa, Congo, Tanzania *''Heterothele atropha'' Eugène Simon, Simon, 1907 – Congo *''Heterothele caudicula'' (Simon, 1886) – Argentina *''Heterothele darcheni'' (Benoit, 1966) – Gabon *''Heterothele decemnotata'' (Simon, 1891) – Congo *''Heterothele gabonensis'' (Lucas, 1858) – Gabon *''Heterothele honesta'' Karsch, 1879 (Type_species, type) – Angola *''Heterothele hullwilliamsi'' Smith, 1990 – Cameroon *''Heterothele ogbunikia'' Smith, 1990 – Nigeria *''Heterothele spinipes'' Reginald Innes Pocock, Pocock, 1897 – Tanzania

References

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

Species

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