Heterothele

Heterothele is a genus of African tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879.^[2]

Heterothele
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Heterothele Karsch, 1879[1]
Type species
H. honesta Karsch, 1879
Species
See text.

Species

As of June 2025^[update], it contained ten species, found in Africa:^[1]

• Heterothele affinis Laurent, 1946 – Congo, Tanzania
• Heterothele atropha Simon, 1907 – Congo
• Heterothele darcheni (Benoit, 1966) – Gabon
• Heterothele decemnotata (Simon, 1891) – Congo
• Heterothele erdosi Sherwood & Gallon, 2025 – Nigeria
• Heterothele gabonensis (Lucas, 1858) – Gabon
• Heterothele honesta Karsch, 1879 (type) – Angola
• Heterothele hullwilliamsi Smith, 1990 – Cameroon
• Heterothele ogbunikia Smith, 1990 – Nigeria
• Heterothele spinipes Pocock, 1897 – Tanzania

See also

• List of Theraphosidae species