Harpactira is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.[2]

Harpactira
Harpactira marksi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Harpactira
Ausserer, 1871[1]
Type species
H. atra
(Latreille, 1832)
Species

16, see text

Species

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As of March 2020 it contains sixteen species, found in Namibia and South Africa:[1]

 
H. atra
 
H. curator
 
H. dictator
 
H. marksi
 
H. tigrina

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Harpactira Ausserer, 1871". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ Ausserer, A. (1871). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor)". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 21: 117–224.