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

Taxonomic History

Restored. Nentwig et al. (2020) had listed this species as a nomen dubium. Gallon & Sherwood (2026) revalidate it — stat. rest. — and figure living animals from Tanzania, including females with egg sacs and their retreats.

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.