| Brachionopus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Brachionopus Pocock, 1897 [1] |
| Type species | |
| B. robustus Pocock, 1897 | |
| Species | |
4, see text | |
Brachionopus is a genus of South African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. [2] It was transferred to the Theraphosidae from the Barychelidae in 1985. [3]
As of June 2020 [update] it contains 4 species, found in South Africa: [1]
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Harpactirella is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was transferred to the tarantulas in 1985.
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