Heterothele is a genus of African tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879.
Species
, it contained ten species, found in Africa:
- Heterothele affinis <small>Laurent, 1946</small> â Congo, Tanzania
- Heterothele atropha <small>Simon, 1907</small> â Congo
- Heterothele darcheni <small>(Benoit, 1966)</small> â Gabon
- Heterothele decemnotata <small>(Simon, 1891)</small> â Congo
- Heterothele erdosi <small>Sherwood & Gallon, 2025</small> â Nigeria
- Heterothele gabonensis <small>(Lucas, 1858)</small> â Gabon
- Heterothele honesta <small>Karsch, 1879</small> (type) â Angola
- Heterothele hullwilliamsi <small>Smith, 1990</small> â Cameroon
- Heterothele ogbunikia <small>Smith, 1990</small> â Nigeria
- Heterothele spinipes <small>Pocock, 1897</small> â Tanzania
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