Heteroscodra Explained

Heteroscodra is a genus of Central African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900.^[1] Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite.^[2] it contains two species, found in Africa: H. crassipes and H. maculata.^[3]

See also

• List of Theraphosidae species

Notes and References

1. Pocock. R. I.. 1900. On the scorpions, pedipalps and spiders from tropical West-Africa, represented in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 833–885. 67. Reginald Innes Pocock.
2. Hirst. A. S.. A. S. Hirst. 1907. Descriptions of new species of African spiders and Solifugae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7. 20. 115. 33–39. 10.1080/00222930709487293.
3. Gen. Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-04-17. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.