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Heterothele villosella Strand, 1907

Common name: Tanzanian Chestnut

♀ Female described ♂ Male described
Live specimen Live specimen © Gallon & Sherwood (2026, fig. 13A) — female in life, Tanzania

Original Description

Strand, E. (1907). Vorläufige Diagnosen afrikanischer und südamerikanischer Spinnen. Zool. Anz. 31.

Distribution

Tanzania

Specimen Records (1)

? ♂ Type Tanzania

Amani

col. A Borgert

Bibliography (2)

Strand, E. (1907). Vorläufige Diagnosen afrikanischer und südamerikanischer Spinnen. Zool. Anz. 31.
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.
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