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

Heterothele spinipes Pocock, 1897

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002105

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Described:

Distribution: Tanzania

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK m (1890.4.15.6) - (Gallon & Sherwood, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Heterothele spinipes Pocock, 1897b: 737, pl. 41, f. 6 (Dm) Original description

Heterothele spinipes Smith, 1987d: 86, f. 53h (m)

Heterothele spinipes Smith, 1990c: 121, f. 758-777 (m)

Heterothele spinipes Gallon & Sherwood, 2026: 635, f. 12A-H, 14K (m)

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

Pocock, R. I. (1897b). On the spiders of the suborder Mygalomorphae from the Ethiopian Region, contained in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 65(3): 724-774, pl. 46-48. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1897.tb03116.x -- Show included taxa

Smith, A. M. (1987d). The tarantula: classification and identification guide (second ed.). Fitzgerald Publishing London, 179 pp. -- Show included taxa

Smith, A. M. (1990c). Baboon spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East. Fitzgerald Publishing London, 142 pp. -- 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