Harpactirella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Harpactirella Purcell, 1902[1] |
Type species | |
H. treleaveni Purcell, 1902
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Species | |
11, see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Harpactirella is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902.[3] Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was transferred to the tarantulas in 1985.[4]
It is considered a senior synonym of Luphocemus.[2]
NMBE
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).