Hysterocrates is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[2]

Hysterocrates
Hysterocrates Hercules
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Hysterocrates
Simon, 1892[1]
Type species
H. greshoffi
(Simon, 1891)
Species

18, see text

Species

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As of June 2020 it contains 18 species and one subspecies, found in Africa:[1]

In synonymy

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  • Hysterocrates affinis angusticeps Strand, 1907 - Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates affinis Strand, 1907 - Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates haasi Strand, 1906 - Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates spellenbergi Strand, 1906 - Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates vosseleri Strand, 1906 - West Africa

Transferred to other genera

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Hysterocrates Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ Simon, E (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.