Hysterocrates

Hysterocrates
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Hysterocrates
Simon, 1892[1]

Hysterocrates is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, native to west and central Africa.[1]

Species

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

  • Hysterocrates affinis Strand, 1907 – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates apostolicus Pocock, 1900 – São Tomé
  • Hysterocrates celerierae (Smith, 1990) – Ivory Coast
  • Hysterocrates crassipes Pocock, 1897 – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates didymus Pocock, 1900 – São Tomé
  • Hysterocrates ederi Charpentier, 1995 – Bioko Is. (Equatorial Guinea)
  • Hysterocrates efuliensis (Smith, 1990) – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates elephantiasis (Berland, 1917) – Congo
  • Hysterocrates gigas Pocock, 1897 – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates greeffi (Karsch, 1884) – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates greshoffi (Simon, 1891) (type species) – Congo
  • Hysterocrates haasi Strand, 1906 – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates hercules Pocock, 1899 – Nigeria
  • Hysterocrates laticeps Pocock, 1897 – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates maximus Strand, 1906 – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates ochraceus Strand, 1907 – Cameroon, Congo
  • Hysterocrates robustus Pocock, 1899 – Río Muni
  • Hysterocrates scepticus Pocock, 1900 – São Tomé
  • Hysterocrates sjostedti (Thorell, 1899) – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates spellenbergi Strand, 1906 – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates vosseleri Strand, 1906 – West Africa
  • Hysterocrates weileri Strand, 1906 – Cameroon

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Hysterocrates Simon, 1892", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-05-26


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