Encyocratella

Encyocratella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Encyocratella
Strand, 1907[1]
Species:
E. olivacea
Binomial name
Encyocratella olivacea
Strand, 1907[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Xenodendrophila Gallon, 2003[1][2]

Encyocratella is a monotypic genus of Tanzanian tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) containing the single species, Encyocratella olivacea,[1] also known as the Tanzanian black and olive baboon spider.[citation needed] It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1907,[1][3] and is found in Tanzania.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Gen. Encyocratella Strand, 1907". World Spider Catalog Version 23.5. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  2. ^ Gallon, R. C. (2005). "Encyocratella olivacea Strand, 1907, a senior synonym of Xenodendrophila gabrieli Gallon, 2003 (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Stromatopelminae) with a description of the male". Zootaxa. 1003: 46. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1003.1.3.
  3. ^ Strand, E. (1907). "Vorläufige Diagnosen afrikanischer und südamerikanischer Spinnen". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 31: 525–558.