Harpactirella is a genus of South African tarantulas that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was transferred to the tarantulas in 1985.
It is considered a senior synonym of Luphocemus.
All of its described species are endemic to South Africa.
Species
, this genus includes eleven species:
- Harpactirella domicola <small>Purcell, 1903</small>
- Harpactirella helenae <small>Purcell, 1903</small>
- Harpactirella karrooica <small>Purcell, 1902</small>
- Harpactirella lapidaria <small>Purcell, 1908</small>
- Harpactirella lightfooti <small>Purcell, 1902</small>
- Harpactirella longipes <small>Purcell, 1902</small>
- Harpactirella magna <small>Purcell, 1903</small>
- Harpactirella overdijki <small>Gallon, 2010</small>
- Harpactirella schwarzi <small>Purcell, 1904</small>
- Harpactirella spinosa <small>Purcell, 1908</small>
- Harpactirella treleaveni <small>Purcell, 1902</small> (type species)
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