Harpactira

Harpactira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Harpactira
Ausserer, 1871[1]

Harpactira is a genus of spider in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), found in southern Africa.[1]

Species

As of April 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

  • Harpactira atra (Latreille, 1832) (type species) – South Africa
  • Harpactira baviana Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
  • Harpactira cafreriana (Walckenaer, 1837) – South Africa
  • Harpactira chrysogaster Pocock, 1897 – South Africa
  • Harpactira curator Pocock, 1898 – South Africa
  • Harpactira curvipes Pocock, 1897 – South Africa
  • Harpactira dictator Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
  • Harpactira gigas Pocock, 1898 – South Africa
  • Harpactira guttata Strand, 1907 – 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 – Namibia, South Africa
  • Harpactira pulchripes Pocock, 1901 – South Africa
  • Harpactira tigrina Ausserer, 1875 – South Africa

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Harpactira Ausserer, 1871", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-04-10


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