Heterothele darcheni (Benoit, 1966)

♀ Female described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Benoit, P. L. G. (1966). Macrothele darcheni n. sp., dipluride nouveau du Gabon (Aran-Orthognatha). Biologia Gabonica 2: 87-89.

Distribution

Gabon

Specimen Records (2)

MT 128.447 ♀ Type Gabon

Tsibelong Forest, 12 km West of Makokou

December 1964 · col. R. Darchen

MT 128.448 ♀ Type Gabon

Tsibelong Forest, 12 km West of Makokou

December 1964 · col. R. Darchen

Bibliography (2)

Benoit, P. L. G. (1966). Macrothele darcheni n. sp., dipluride nouveau du Gabon (Aran-Orthognatha). Biologia Gabonica 2: 87-89.

Gallon, R. C. & Sherwood, D. (2026). Taxonomic notes on the tarantula genus Heterothele Karsch, 1879 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) with a new synonymy, resurrection of H. longipalpis Karsch, 1879, two nomina dubia, and description of a new species from Tanzania. Arachnology 20 (4): 623-639.