Stromatopelminae

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Kingdom Animalia Order Araneae Higher classification Tarantula		Phylum Arthropoda Suborder Mygalomorphae Rank Subfamily

Lower classifications Heteroscodra maculata, Feather leg baboon tarantula

Stromatopelminae are a subfamily of tarantulas native to West Africa and part of Central Africa.

Description

Stromatopelminae are arboreal tarantulas which are often found dwelling in the palm trees native to the West African region.

The following genera and species are present in Stromatopelminae.

Encyocratella Strand, 1907

Encyocratella olivacea Strand, 1907 (Tanzania).

Heteroscodra Pocock, 1899

Heteroscodra crassipes Hirst, 1907 (Cameroon, Gabon).

Heteroscodra crassipes latithorax Strand, 1920 (Congo).

Heteroscodra maculata Pocock, 1899 (Togo, Ghana, Cameroon).

Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881

Stromatopelma batesi Pocock, 1902 (Cameroon, Congo).

Stromatopelma calceatum Fabricius, 1793 (Guinea, Ghana).

Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes Pocock, 1897 (Sierra Leone).

Stromatopelma fumigatum Pocock, 1899 (Equatorial Guinea).

Stromatopelma pachypoda Strand, 1908 (Cameroon).

Stromatopelma satanas Berland, 1917 (Gabon, Congo).

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