Harpactirella Explained

Harpactirella is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902.^[1] Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was transferred to the tarantulas in 1985.^[2]

It is considered a senior synonym of Luphocemus.

Species

it contains 11 species, found in Africa:^[3]

• Harpactirella domicola Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
• Harpactirella helenae Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
• Harpactirella karrooica Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
• Harpactirella lapidaria Purcell, 1908 – South Africa
• Harpactirella lightfooti Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
• Harpactirella longipes Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
• Harpactirella magna Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
• Harpactirella overdijki Gallon, 2010 – South Africa
• Harpactirella schwarzi Purcell, 1904 – South Africa
• Harpactirella spinosa Purcell, 1908 – South Africa
• Harpactirella treleaveni Purcell, 1902 (type) – South Africa

See also

• List of Theraphosidae species

Notes and References

1. Purcell. W. F.. 1902. On the South African Theraphosidae or "Baviaan" spiders, in the collection of the South African Museum. Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 319–347. 11. 10.1080/21560382.1900.9525971. William_Frederick_Purcell.
2. Raven. R. J.. 1985. The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182. 112. Robert_Raven.
3. Gen. Harpactirella Purcell, 1902. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-04-17. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.