''Harpactira'' is a

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of African

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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 natural history, naturalist specialising in spiders.Bonnet, Pierre: Bibliographi ...

in 1871.

Species

it contains sixteen species, found in

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

and

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: *'' Harpactira atra'' (Latreille, 1832) (

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) –

*'' Harpactira baviana''

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, 1903 – South Africa *'' Harpactira cafreriana'' (

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, 1837) – South Africa *'' Harpactira chrysogaster'' Pocock, 1897 – South Africa *'' Harpactira curator'' Pocock, 1898 – South Africa

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Harpactira curvipes ''Harpactira'' is a genus of African Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. Species it contains sixteen species, found in Namibia and South Africa: *''Harpactira atra'' (Latreille, 1832) (Type_species, type ...

'' Pocock, 1897 – South Africa *'' Harpactira dictator'' Purcell, 1902 – South Africa Harpactira dictator Prague zoo

*'' Harpactira gigas'' Pocock, 1898 – South Africa *'' Harpactira hamiltoni'' 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 –

, South Africa *'' Harpactira pulchripes'' Pocock, 1901 – South Africa *'' Harpactira tigrina'' Ausserer, 1875 – South Africa *'' Harpactira guttata'' Strand, 1907

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Africa Taxa named by Anton Ausserer Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

See also

References