''Hysterocrates'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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 ...
that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Species
it contains 18 species and one subspecies, found in Africa:
*''
Hysterocrates apostolicus''
Pocock, 1900 –
São Tomé and Príncipe
*''
Hysterocrates celerierae''
(Smith, 1990) – Ivory Coast
*''
Hysterocrates crassipes''
Pocock, 1897 –
Cameroon
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*''
Hysterocrates didymus''
Pocock, 1900 – São Tomé and Príncipe
*''
Hysterocrates ederi''
Charpentier, 1995 –
Equatorial Guinea (
Bioko
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)
*''
Hysterocrates efuliensis''
(Smith, 1990) – Cameroon
*''
Hysterocrates elephantiasis''
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, 1917) –
Congo
*''
Hysterocrates gigas''
Pocock, 1897 – Cameroon
*''
Hysterocrates greeffi''
( Karsch, 1884) – Cameroon
*''
Hysterocrates greshoffi''
(Simon, 1891) (
type) – Congo
*''
Hysterocrates hercules''
Pocock, 1900 –
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 ...
*''
Hysterocrates laticeps''
Pocock, 1897 – Cameroon
*''
Hysterocrates maximus''
Strand
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Topography
*The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a:
** Beach
** Shoreline
* Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida
Places Africa
* Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa
* Strand Street ...
, 1906 – Cameroon
*''
Hysterocrates ochraceus''
Strand, 1907 – Cameroon, Congo
*''
Hysterocrates robustus''
Pocock, 1900 – Equatorial Guinea (
Mbini
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)
**''
Hysterocrates r. sulcifer''
Strand, 1908 – Cameroon
*''
Hysterocrates scepticus''
Pocock, 1900 – São Tomé and Príncipe
*''
Hysterocrates sjostedti''
( Thorell, 1899) – Cameroon
*''
Hysterocrates weileri''
Strand, 1906 – Cameroon
In synonymy
*''H. ochraceus congonus''
Strand, 1919 = ''
Hysterocrates ochraceus''
Nomina dubia
*''Hysterocrates affinis angusticeps''
Strand, 1907 - Cameroon
*''Hysterocrates affinis''
Strand, 1907 - Cameroon
*''Hysterocrates haasi''
Strand, 1906 - Cameroon
*''Hysterocrates spellenbergi''
Strand, 1906 - Cameroon
*''Hysterocrates vosseleri''
Strand, 1906 -
West Africa
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Transferred to other genera
* ''Hysterocrates minimus''
Strand, 1907 → ''
Phoneyusa minima'' (
Nomen dubium)
* ''Hysterocrates severini''
Strand, 1920 → ''
Phoneyusa bidentata ''
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'' Ca ...
References
Theraphosidae genera
Spiders of Africa
Theraphosidae
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