Natural History Museum, London

The Natural History Museum in London is a museum exhibiting a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The Natural History Museum's main frontage, however, is on Cromwell Road.

Specimens in collection

Acanthopelma rufescens - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 78), Guatemela

Nesiergus gardineri - ♀ (BMNH 10.5.1.5–6), Seychelles

Chaetopelma karlamani - Paratype : (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma karlamani - (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma karlamani - (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma karlamani - (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma karlamani - (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma concolor - ♀ (?), Turkey

Nesiergus halophilus - ♀ (BMNH 10.5.1.4), Seychelles

Nesiergus gardineri - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 10.5.1.5–6), Seychelles

Nesiergus gardineri - Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 10.5.1.5–6), Seychelles

Nesiergus gardineri - Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 10.5.1.5–6), Seychelles

Nesiergus gardineri - Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 10.5.1.5–6), Seychelles

Nesiergus gardineri - Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 10.5.1.5–9), Seychelles

Nesiergus gardineri - Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 10.5.7–9), Seychelles

Chaetopelma webborum - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH. 03-6-30-22), Cameroon

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (BMNH 89.10.16.2), Turkey

Heterothele affinis - ♀ (BMNH 1952-9-4-9), Tanzania

Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 06-11-1-42-92), Cameroon

Heterothele ogbunikia - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 25-4-74), Nigeria

Heterothele spinipes - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 90-4-15-6), Tanzania

Ceratogyrus hillyardi - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1902.4.6.1), Malawi

Anoploscelus celeripes - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH. 05-5-31-15), Tanzania

Anoploscelus celeripes - ♀ (BMNH 1906-1-31-1), Uganda

Monocentropus balfouri - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 81-10-6), Socotra

Monocentropus longimanus - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 03-9-2-29.), Yemen

Monocentropus longimanus - Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 1903-9-2-30), Yemen

Batesiella crinita - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1903-6-30-23-25), Cameroon

Pelinobius muticus - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 1893.11.9.12), Kenya

Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 1897.11.20.47), Kenya

Citharischius crawshayi - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1899.1.13.1), Kenya

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Turkey

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (?), Syria

Pelinobius muticus - ♂ (BMNH), Kenya

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 09.9.8.1.2), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (BMNH 1924.10.3.19), Jordan

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (BMNH 1950.3.30.20-21), Lebanon

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 1950.3.30.125-127), Lebanon

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (BMNH 1950.3.30.122-123), Lebanon

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Lebanon

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Syria

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (?), Syria

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (BMNH 1889.10.16.2), Turkey

Chaetopelma olivaceum - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 95.11.9.45–46), Israel

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (BMNH 90.7.1.398-400), Egypt

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 1950. 3.7.60), Egypt

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 14.10.2.1), Egypt

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 1948.11.23.19), Egypt

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (?), Syria

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Israel

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Israel

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Israel

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Israel

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Israel

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Israel

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Jordan

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (BMNH 1950.3.30.122.123), Lebanon

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 1950.3.30.125.127), Lebanon

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 1950.3.30.20.21), Lebanon

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Lebanon

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 1893.11.5.1), Palestine

Pelinobius muticus - ♂ (BMNH 1899. 1.1 3.2), Kenya

Pelinobius muticus - ♀ (BMNH), Kenya

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Israel

Poecilotheria fasciata - ♂ (?), Sri Lanka

Aphonopelma eutylenum - Holotype : ♂ (?), USA

Aphonopelma eutylenum - ♀ (?), USA

Aphonopelma eutylenum - Holotype : ♂ (?), USA

Aphonopelma gabeli - Holotype : ♂ (?), USA

Aphonopelma hentzi - Holotype : ♀ (?), USA

Aphonopelma hentzi - Holotype : ♂ (?), USA

Aphonopelma hentzi - ♂ (APH_3035), USA

Aphonopelma iodius - Holotype : ♀ (?), USA

Aphonopelma iodius - Holotype : ♂ (?), USA

Aphonopelma iodius - Holotype : ♂ (?), USA

Aphonopelma iodius - Paratype : ♂ (?), USA

Aphonopelma vorhiesi - Holotype : ♂ (?), USA

Aphonopelma vorhiesi - Holotype : ♂ (?), USA

Poecilotheria fasciata - ♂ (?), Sri Lanka

Aphonopelma chalcodes - Paratype : ♂ (?), USA

Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH), India

Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica - Paratype : ♂ (BMNH), India

Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH), India

Poecilotheria regalis - Holotype : ♀ (?), India

Poecilotheria regalis - ♂ (?), India

Poecilotheria regalis - ♀ (?), India

Poecilotheria regalis - ♀ (?), India

Poecilotheria rufilata - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 99 7.12-9), India

Poecilotheria rufilata - ♂ (BMNH 19.7-12.8), India

Poecilotheria smithi - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1908.6.30.2), Sri Lanka

Poecilotheria formosa - Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 1898-1031-1-4), India

Poecilotheria formosa - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1998-10-10-1-2), India

Poecilotheria striata - ♀ (BMNH), India

Poecilotheria striata - ♀ (BMNH), India

Aphonopelma eutylenum - Holotype : ♂ (?), USA

Aphonopelma chalcodes - Holotype : ♂ (?), USA

Eumenophorus clementsi - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1896-12-20-22), Sierra Leone

Hysterocrates robustus - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1898-7-66), Equatorial Guinea

Eumenophorus murphyorum - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 30-10-1930), Sierra Leone

Eumenophorus murphyorum - Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 1-1957), Sierra Leone

Hysterocrates apostolicus - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 5-13-4), São Tomé and Príncipe

Hysterocrates apostolicus - Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 1900-5-13-5), São Tomé and Príncipe

Hysterocrates crassipes - ♀ (BMNH 1890-3-18-5-6), Cameroon

Hysterocrates crassipes - ♂ (BMNH 1890-3-18-5-5), Cameroon

Hysterocrates gigas - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 86-116), Cameroon

Hysterocrates gigas - Paratype : ♂ (BMNH 74-33), Cameroon

Hysterocrates gigas - ♀ (BMNH 29-04-1933), Cameroon

Hysterocrates hercules - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 9-1899), Nigeria

Hysterocrates laticeps - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 1895-4-1-1), Nigeria

Hysterocrates laticeps - ♂ (BMNH 11-12-2-3), Nigeria

Hysterocrates laticeps - Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 1874-49), Nigeria

Hysterocrates scepticus - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1900-5-13-6), São Tomé and Príncipe

Aphonopelma chalcodes - Paratype : ♀ (?), USA

Sahydroaraneus collinus - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 19.16.29), India

Sahydroraraneus hirsti - Holotype : j (BMNH 16.5.2.12), India

Sahydroaraneus raja - Holotype : j (BMNH 16.5.2.17), India

Phoneyusa bidentata - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 1898-7-6-8),

Phoneyusa bidentata - (1898-5-5-6-7),

Hysterocrates celerierae - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1990.10.15.1), Ivory Coast

Hysterocrates efuliensis - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1905-V1- 13-2-5.), Cameroon

Phoneyusa westi - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 10-11-29-3-5), Angola

Ischnocolus hancocki - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1990.10.15.2), Morocco

Ischnocolus jickelii - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 19-9-18-5698-99), Eritrea

Ischnocolus jickelii - ♀ (BMNH 95.5.22-16), Yemen

Aphonopelma chalcodes - Holotype : ♂ (?), USA

Aphonopelma chalcodes - Paratype : ♂ (?), USA

Aphonopelma chalcodes - Holotype : ♂ (?), USA

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 1893.11.5.1), Israel

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 14.10.2.1), Egypt

Acanthoscurria geniculata - ♂ (BMNH 1896.12.13.1), Brazil

Pterinochilus vorax - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 1894.12.25.5), Tanzania

Pterinochilus lugardi - (BMNH), Tanzania

Pterinochilus lugardi - (BMNH), Tanzania

Pterinochilus chordatus - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 18.7.13), Sudan

Pterinochilus chordatus - ♂ (?), Ethopia

Pterinochilus chordatus - ♀ (?), Kenya

Pterinochilus chordatus - ♂ (?), Kenya

Pterinochilus chordatus - ♀ (?), Kenya

Pterinochilus chordatus - ♂ (?), Kenya

Pterinochilus chordatus - ♀ (?), Tanzania

Pterinochilus chordatus - ♂ (?), Uganda

Pterinochilus chordatus - ♀ (?), Uganda

Pterinochilus chordatus - ♀ (?), Uganda

Pterinochilus chordatus - ♀ (?), Uganda

Eucratoscelus constrictus - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 1897.11.20.53), Kenya

Pterinochilus lugardi - ♀ (BMNH), Tanzania

Eucratoscelus constrictus - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1897.11.20.54), Kenya

Eucratoscelus pachypus - (?), Tanzania

Eucratoscelus pachypus - ♀ (?), Tanzania

Eucratoscelus pachypus - ♀ (?), Tanzania

Pterinochilus murinus - ♂ (?), Kenya

Pterinochilus murinus - (?), Tanzania

Pterinochilus murinus - ♂ (?), Kenya

Pterinochilus murinus - ♀ (?), Kenya

Pterinochilus murinus - ♀ (?), Kenya

Pterinochilus murinus - ♀ (?), Kenya

Pterinochilus murinus - ♂ (?), Kenya

Pterinochilus murinus - (?), Tanzania

Pterinochilus murinus - ♂ (?), Zambia

Pterinochilus murinus - ♀ (?), Zambia

Pterinochilus lugardi - ♂ (BMNH), Tanzania

Pterinochilus lugardi - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 1899-3-10-1), Botswana

Pterinochilus murinus - (BMNH 14-7-4-3-4), Malawi

Harpactira gigas - (BMNH 1898-5-7-23), South Africa

Acanthoscurria juruenicola - ♀ (BMNH), Brazil

Acanthoscurria theraphosoides - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1896.12.13.2), Brazil

Trichognathella schoenlandi - Paratype : ♂ (BMNH 01.3.13.108), South Africa

Trichognathella schoenlandi - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 99.7.24.37), South Africa

Trichognathella schoenlandi - ♂ (BMNH), Tanzania

Bacillochilus xenostridulans - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1906.2.5.8–9), Angola

Bacillochilus xenostridulans - Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 1906.2.5.8–9), Angola

Brachionopus robustus - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 91-8-2), South Africa

Harpactira chrysogaster - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 44-139), South Africa

Harpactira chrysogaster - ♀ (BMNH 98-1-9-1), South Africa

Harpactira curator - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1897-11-4-14-15), South Africa

Harpactira curvipes - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 54-22), South Africa

Harpactira curvipes - Paratype : ♀ (BMNH 96-7-24-2), South Africa

Harpactira hamiltoni - Holotype : ♂ (?), South Africa

Ceratogyrus meridionalis - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 1907.112), Malawi

Harpactira lineata - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 44-6), South Africa

Harpactira pulchripes - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 01-3-5-32-33), South Africa

Harpactira tigrina - ♀ (BMNH 97-11-10-26), South Africa

Harpactira tigrina - ♂ (BMNH 87-62), South Africa

Harpactira tigrina - ♀ (BMNH 01-3-5-20-21), South Africa

Harpactira atra - ♀ (BMNH 01-3-10-3), South Africa

Harpactira atra - ♂ (BMNH 48-63), South Africa

Harpactirella overdijki - Paratype : ♂ (BMNH), South Africa

Harpactirella overdijki - ♀ (BMNH), South Africa

Harpactirella overdijki - ♀ (BMNH 03.7.14.56.57), South Africa

Ceratogyrus meridionalis - ♂ (BMNH), Mozambique

Ceratogyrus meridionalis - ♂ (BMNH), Mozambique

Ceratogyrus meridionalis - ♀ (BMNH), Mozambique

Ceratogyrus meridionalis - ♀ (BMNH), Mozambique

Pterinochilus murinus - ♂ (BMNH 14-12-14-7), Zambia

Pterinochilus murinus - Holotype : (BMNH 1890.4.15.5), Tanzania

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 90.7.1.39.8.400), Egypt

Catumiri parvum - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 1890-7.1.341), Uruguay

Ceratogyrus dolichocephalus - ♂ (BMNH 14.10.21.6), Zimbabwe

Ceratogyrus darlingi - ♀ (BMNH 1897/4/6/3/5), Zimbabwe

Ceratogyrus darlingi - Lectotype : ♀ (BMNH 1897-4-6-3-5), Zimbabwe

Ceratogyrus darlingi - Paralectotype : ♀ (BMNH 1897-4-6-3-5), Zimbabwe

Ceratogyrus darlingi - ♂ (BMNH 1912-4-10-1), Botswana

Ceratogyrus darlingi - ♀ (BMNH dry tray AR511), Botswana

Ceratogyrus darlingi - ♀ (?), Mozambique

Ceratogyrus darlingi - ♂ (?), Mozambique

Ceratogyrus darlingi - ♀ (?), South Africa

Ceratogyrus darlingi - ♂ (?), South Africa

Ceratogyrus darlingi - ♀ (BMNH 1899-5-4-12), Zimbabwe

Ceratogyrus darlingi - ♂ (BMNH 1907-6-9-6), Zimbabwe

Ceratogyrus darlingi - ♀ (BMNH 1908-12-23-6-7), Zimbabwe

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 01.5.21.3), Cyprus

Augacephalus ezendami - Holotype : ♂ (?), Mozambique

Chaetopelma olivaceum - (BMNH 0.8.24.1), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (BMNH 1927.8.13), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (?), Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (?), Egypt

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (?), Egypt

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♀ (BMNH 1950.3.7.60), Egypt

Chaetopelma olivaceum - ♂ (BMNH 90.7.1.398.400), Egypt

Augacephalus ezendami - Paratype : ♀ (?), Mozambique

Idiothele nigrofulva - Syntype : (BMNH 98.5.7.24), South Africa

Pterinochilus murinus - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 1904.12.19.51.56), Kenya

Ceratogyrus marshalli - ♂ (BMNH 1897.4.6.1), Zimbabwe

Pterinochilus murinus - (BMNH 1926-6-19-15-19),

Pterinochilus murinus - (BMNH 1926-6-19-33-36), Tanzania

Pterinochilus murinus - (BMNH 1926.VI.19.15.19), Tanzania

Pterinochilus murinus - ♀ (BMNH 1946-12-31-68), Zambia

Pterinochilus murinus - ♀ (BMNH 1958-2-18-1), Tanzania

Pterinochilus murinus - ♀ (BMNH 1968-2-2-3-18), Zimbabwe

Pterinochilus murinus - ♀ (BMNH 90-3-15-8-9), Kenya

Pterinochilus murinus - ♂ (BMNH 96-5-27-3), Kenya

Pterinochilus murinus - ♀ (BMNH 97-11-20-48-49), Tanzania

Pterinochilus murinus - ♂ (BMNH 97-11-20-48-49), Kenya

Pterinochilus murinus - (BMNH 97-11-20-50-51), Kenya

Pterinochilus murinus - ♀ (BMNH 97-11-20-52), Kenya

Pterinochilus murinus - ♀ (BMNH 97-8-21-1 dry), Mozambique

Pterinochilus murinus - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH AF 103-4-88),

Ceratogyrus marshalli - Paralectotype : ♂ (BMNH 1897.4.6.1), Zimbabwe

Idiothele nigrofulva - ♂ (BMNH 99.5.4.16), Zimbabwe

Ceratogyrus marshalli - ♂ (BMNH 1897/4/6/1), Zimbabwe

Ceratogyrus marshalli - ♂ (BMNH 1898.11.20.16), Zimbabwe

Ceratogyrus marshalli - (BMNH 1899.5.4.13-14), Zimbabwe

Ceratogyrus marshalli - ♂ (BNHM 97-4-6-1), Zimbabwe

Pterinochilus andrewsmithi - Holotype : ♀ (BMNH 1952.5.3.114), Kenya

Pterinochilus raygabrieli - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH), Kenya

Ceratogyrus pillansi - ♀ (BMNH 12.11.26.4), Mozambique

Idiothele nigrofulva - ♂ (BMNH), South Africa

Idiothele nigrofulva - ♂ (BMNH 03.7.14.56.57), South Africa

Idiothele nigrofulva - ♀ (BMNH 05.3.30.31), South Africa

Idiothele nigrofulva - ♀ (BMNH 08 .12.28.8), Zimbabwe

Idiothele nigrofulva - ♀ (BMNH 08.12.28.9), Zimbabwe

Idiothele nigrofulva - ♀ (BMNH 12.8.10.2), South Africa

Idiothele nigrofulva - ♀ (BMNH 99.5.4.15), Zimbabwe

Cyriocosmus blenginii - Holotype : ♂ (BMNH 1294.8.29.1), Bolivia

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