Batesiella

Batesiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Batesiella
Pocock, 1903[1]
Species: B. crinita
Binomial name
Batesiella crinita
Pocock, 1903[1]

Batesiella is a spider genus in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), with the sole species Batesiella crinita. It is native to Cameroon.[1] The genus was named by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1903, and honours the collector, G. L. Bates.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Batesiella Pocock, 1903". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  2. Pocock, R.I. (1903). "Some new spiders from the Camaroons collected by Mr. G. L. Bates". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7). 11: 258–264.
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