Stromatopelminae
| Stromatopelminae | |
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| Heteroscodra maculata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Stromatopelminae Schmidt, 1993 |
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Stromatopelminae are a subfamily of tarantulas native to West Africa and part of Central Africa.[1]
Description
Stromatopelminae are arboreal tarantulas which are often found dwelling in the palm trees native to the West African region.
Systematics
The following genera and species are present in Stromatopelminae.
- Encyocratella Strand, 1907
- Encyocratella olivacea Strand, 1907 (Tanzania).
- Heteroscodra Pocock, 1899
- Heteroscodra crassipes Hirst, 1907 (Cameroon, Gabon).
- Heteroscodra crassipes latithorax Strand, 1920 (Congo).
- Heteroscodra maculata Pocock, 1899 (Togo, Ghana, Cameroon).
- Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881
- Stromatopelma batesi Pocock, 1902 (Cameroon, Congo).
- Stromatopelma calceatum Fabricius, 1793 (Guinea, Ghana).
- Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes Pocock, 1897 (Sierra Leone).
- Stromatopelma fumigatum Pocock, 1899 (Equatorial Guinea).
- Stromatopelma pachypoda Strand, 1908 (Cameroon).
- Stromatopelma satanas Berland, 1917 (Gabon, Congo).
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