Harpactira
Genus of spiders
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Harpactira is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.[2]
| Harpactira | |
|---|---|
| |
| H. marksi | |
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| H. tigrina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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15, see text | |
All described species are endemic to South Africa, with the exception of H. namaquensis, which is also found in Namibia.[1]
Species
H. atra
H. curator
H. dictator
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes fifteen species:[1]
- Harpactira atra (Latreille, 1832) – South Africa (type species)
- Harpactira baviana Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
- Harpactira cafreriana (Walckenaer, 1837) – South Africa
- Harpactira chrysogaster Pocock, 1897 – South Africa
- Harpactira curator Pocock, 1898 – South Africa
- Harpactira curvipes Pocock, 1897 – South Africa
- Harpactira dictator Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
- Harpactira gigas Pocock, 1898 – South Africa
- Harpactira hamiltoni Pocock, 1902 – South Africa
- Harpactira lineata Pocock, 1897 – South Africa
- Harpactira lyrata (Simon, 1892) – South Africa
- Harpactira marksi Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
- Harpactira namaquensis Purcell, 1902 – Namibia, South Africa
- Harpactira pulchripes Pocock, 1901 – South Africa
- Harpactira tigrina Ausserer, 1875 – South Africa
female H. hamiltoni
female H. namaquensis
H. pulchripes
