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

Heterothele decemnotata (Simon, 1891)

SPECIES | NOMEN DUBIUM

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Described:

Distribution: DR Congo

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France f (lost) - (Gallon & Sherwood, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Solenothele decemnotata Simon, 1891d: 298 (Df) Original description

Heterothele decemnotata Simon, 1903a: 925

Heterothele decemnotata Gallon & Sherwood, 2026: 625 (type lost, 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. (1891d). Etudes arachnologiques. 23e Mémoire. XXXVII. Arachnides recueillis sue le haut Congo par M. Ant. Greshoff. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 60: 297-299. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1903a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome second. Roret, Paris, pp. 669-1080. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.51973 [[second pdf with detailed publication dates of the single parts]] -- 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