This species is 64% complete

Harpactira cafreriana (Walckenaer, 1837)

South Africa ♂♀

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Harpactira cafreriana

Harpactira cafreriana

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Taxonomy and History

Scientific Name : Harpactira cafreriana

Described By: (Walckenaer, 1837)
Researcher Profile: Charles Athanase Walckenaer
Genus: Harpactira
Original Type Locality: Swellendam

- Mygale cafreriana Walckenaer, 1837
- Mygale villosa Walckenaer, 1837
- Harpactira cafreriana Purcell, 1902

Specimen Records

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Mygale cafreriana

♂ (?), South Africa

♀ (?), South Africa

♂ (?), South Africa

Mygale villosa

♂ (?), South Africa

Harpactira cafreriana

♂ (?), South Africa

Adult Male Activity

Histoire naturelle des insectes. Aptères

Charles Athanase Walckenaer ,1837

Paris, 1
- Harpactira atra, Harpactira cafreriana, Caribena versicolor, Ephebopus murinus, Grammostola rosea, Homoeomma nigrum, Lasiodora saeva, Selenocosmia javanensis, Tapinauchenius sanctivincenti

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