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GALLON, R. C. (2001). Revision of the Ceratogyrus spp. formerly included in Coelogenium (Araneae: Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae). Mygalomorph 2: 1-20.
GALLON, R. C. (2002). Revision of the African genera Pterinochilus and Eucratoscelus (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae) with description of two new genera. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 12: 201-232.
GALLON, R. C. (2003). A new African arboreal genus and species of theraphosid spider (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Stromatopelminae) which lacks spermathecae. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 12: 405-411.
GALLON, R. C. (2004a). Trichognathella, replacement name for the genus Trichognatha GALLON, 2002 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 13: 62.
GALLON, R. C. (2004b). Harpactirella leleupi BENOIT, 1965 is a junior synonym of Idiothele nigrofulva (POCOCK, 1898) (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 13: 95-96.
GALLON R. C. (2005b). On a new genus and species of theraphosid spider from Serpent Island, Mauritius (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Eumenophorinae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 13 (5): 175-178.
GALLON, R. C. (2005c). A new species of theraphosid spider from Southern Africa (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae) with distributional notes on other harpactirines. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 13 (5): 179-184.
GALLON R. C. (2005d). Ashantia STRAND, 1908 is a junior synonym of Euathlus AUSSERER, 1875 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 13 (6): 199-201.
MESSENGER, P. (2004). Captive Breeding Ceratogyrus meridionalis. J. Brit. Tarantula Soc. 19(4): 113-117.
RAAB, T. (2005a). Presumptive habitat of the African arboreal theraphosid spider Encyocratella olivacea STRAND, 1907 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Stromatopelminae)

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