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

Heterothele darcheni (Benoit, 1966)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002099

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Described:

Distribution: Gabon

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Type Repository Provide information

Paratype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium 3f 1jm 2jf (128448) - (Gallon & Sherwood, 2026)
Holotype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium f (128447) - (Gallon & Sherwood, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Macrothele darcheni Benoit, 1966a: 87, f. 1-2 (Df) Original description

Heterothele darcheni Raven, 1983b: 557, f. 1-4, pl. II, f. 3, 5 (f, T from Macrothele)

Heterothele darcheni Gallon & Sherwood, 2026: 624, f. 1A-G, 14L (f)

References

Benoit, P. L. G. (1966a). Macrothele darcheni n. sp., dipluride nouveau du Gabon (Aran-Orthognatha). Biologia Gabonica 2: 87-89. -- Show included taxa

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

Raven, R. J. (1983b). Notes on some mygalomorph spiders in the Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale (Dipluridae, Hexathelidae, Ctenizidae: Araneae). Revue Zoologique Africaine 97: 549-562. -- 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	New taxonomic reference entry	Gallon & Sherwood, 2026