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Genus: Heterothele Karsch, 1879 | Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869

Heterothele atropha Simon, 1907

SPECIES | NOMEN DUBIUM

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002097

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Described:

Distribution: Gabon

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: f (not found) - (Gallon & Sherwood, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Heterothele atropha Simon, 1907d: 222 (Df) Original description

Heterothele atropha Gallon & Sherwood, 2026: 624 (type not found, not identifiable, nomen dubium)

References

Gallon, R. C. & Sherwood, D. (2026). Taxonomic notes on the tarantula genus Heterothele Karsch, 1879 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) with a new synonymy, resurrection of H. longipalpis Karsch, 1879, two nomina dubia, and description of a new species from Tanzania. Arachnology 20(4): 623-639. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1907d). Arachnides recueillis par L. Fea sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 1re partie. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 43: 218-323. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-03-12	Taxon is nomen dubium	Gallon & Sherwood, 2026		Taxon declared a nomen dubium
2025-05-19	Species distribution update	Simon, 1907d	Old value