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List of Theraphosidae species

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This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. As of November 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts 996 species in 147 genera:[1]

A

Acanthopelma

Acanthopelma F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897

Acanthoscurria

Acanthoscurria
Brazilian white knee tarantula
(Acanthoscurria geniculata)

Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871

Acentropelma

Acentropelma Pocock, 1901

Aenigmarachne

Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005

Agnostopelma

Agnostopelma Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010

Aguapanela

Aguapanela Perafán & Cifuentes, 2015

Ami

Ami Pérez-Miles, 2008

Annandaliella

Annandaliella Hirst, 1909

Anoploscelus

Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897

Antillena

Antillena Bertani, Huff & Fukushima, 2017

Aphonopelma

Aphonopelma
Western desert tarantula
(Aphonopelma chalcodes)
Costa Rican zebra tarantula
(Aphonopelma seemanni)

Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901

Augacephalus

Augacephalus Gallon, 2002

Avicularia

Avicularia Lamarck, 1818

B

Bacillochilus

Bacillochilus Gallon, 2010

Barropelma

Barropelma Chamberlin, 1940

Batesiella

Batesiella Pocock, 1903

Birupes

Birupes Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019

Bistriopelma

Bistriopelma Kaderka, 2015

Bonnetina

Bonnetina Vol, 2000

Brachionopus

Brachionopus Pocock, 1897

Brachypelma

Brachypelma Simon, 1891

Bumba

Bumba Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio, 2014

C

Cardiopelma

Cardiopelma Vol, 1999

Caribena

Caribena
Martinique pinktoe
(Caribena versicolor)

Caribena Fukushima & Bertani, 2017

Catanduba

Catanduba Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012

Catumiri

Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004

Ceratogyrus

Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897

Chaetopelma

Chaetopelma

Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871

Chilobrachys

Chilobrachys Karsch, 1892

Chromatopelma

Chromatopelma
Greenbottle blue tarantula
(Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens)

Chromatopelma Schmidt, 1995

Citharacanthus

Citharacanthus Pocock, 1901

Citharognathus

Citharognathus Pocock, 1895

Clavopelma

Clavopelma Chamberlin, 1940

Coremiocnemis

Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892

Cotztetlana

Cotztetlana Mendoza, 2012

Crassicrus

Crassicrus Reichling & West, 1996

Cubanana

Cubanana Ortiz, 2008

Cyclosternum

Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871

Cyriocosmus

Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903

Cyriopagopus

Cyriopagopus
Cobalt blue tarantula
(Cyriopagopus lividus)

Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887

Cyrtopholis

Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892

D

Davus

Davus
Costa Rican tiger rump
(Davus fasciatus)

Davus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892

Dolichothele

Dolichothele

Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923

E

Encyocratella

Encyocratella Strand, 1907

Encyocrates

Encyocrates Simon, 1892

Ephebopus

Ephebopus
Skeleton tarantula
(Ephebopus murinus)

Ephebopus Simon, 1892

Euathlus

Euathlus Ausserer, 1875

Eucratoscelus

Eucratoscelus Pocock, 1898

Eumenophorus

Eumenophorus Pocock, 1897

Eupalaestrus

Eupalaestrus
Pink zebra beauty
(Eupalaestrus campestratus)

Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901

Euphrictus

Euphrictus Hirst, 1908

Eurypelmella

Eurypelmella Strand, 1907

Euthycaelus

Euthycaelus Simon, 1889

G

Grammostola

Grammostola
Chilean tarantula
(Grammostola porteri)
Chilean fire hair tarantula
(Grammostola rosea)

Grammostola Simon, 1892

Guyruita

Guyruita Guadanucci, Lucas, Indicatti & Yamamoto, 2007

H

Hapalopus

Hapalopus

Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875

Hapalotremus

Hapalotremus Simon, 1903

Haploclastus

Haploclastus Simon, 1892

Haplocosmia

Haplocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996

Harpactira

Harpactira Ausserer, 1871

Harpactirella

Harpactirella Purcell, 1902

Hemirrhagus

Hemirrhagus Simon, 1903

Heterophrictus

Heterophrictus Pocock, 1900

Heteroscodra

Heteroscodra
Togo starburst
(Heteroscodra maculata)

Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900

Heterothele

Heterothele Karsch, 1879

Holothele

Holothele
Trinidad olive tarantula
(Holothele incei)

Holothele Karsch, 1879

Homoeomma

Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871

Hysterocrates

Hysterocrates Simon, 1892

I

Idiothele

Idiothele Hewitt, 1919

Iridopelma

Iridopelma Pocock, 1901

Ischnocolus

Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871

K

Kankuamo

Kankuamo Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2016

Kochiana

Kochiana Fukushima, Nagahama & Bertani, 2008

L

Lampropelma

Lampropelma
Singapore blue
(Lampropelma violaceopes)

Lampropelma Simon, 1892

Lasiodora

Lasiodora
Brazilian red birdeater
(Lasiodora difficilis)
Brazilian salmon pink birdeater
(Lasiodora parahybana)

Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 1850

Lasiodorides

Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997

Longilyra

Longilyra Gabriel, 2014

Loxomphalia

Loxomphalia Simon, 1889

Loxoptygus

Loxoptygus Simon, 1903

Lyrognathus

Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895

M

Magnacarina

Magnacarina Mendoza, Locht, Kaderka, Medina & Pérez-Miles, 2016

Magulla

Magulla Simon, 1892

Mascaraneus

Mascaraneus Gallon, 2005

Megaphobema

Megaphobema
Orange kneed tarantula
(Megaphobema mesomelas)

Megaphobema Pocock, 1901

Metriopelma

Metriopelma Becker, 1878

Miaschistopus

Miaschistopus Pocock, 1897

Monocentropus

Monocentropus Pocock, 1897

Munduruku

Munduruku Miglio, Bonaldo & Pérez-MIles, 2013

Mygalarachne

Mygalarachne Ausserer, 1871

Myostola

Myostola Simon, 1903

N

Neischnocolus

Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 1925

Neoheterophrictus

Neoheterophrictus

Neoheterophrictus Siliwal & Raven, 2012

Neoholothele

Neoholothele Guadanucci & Weinmann, 2015

Neostenotarsus

Neostenotarsus Pribik & Weinmann, 2004

Nesiergus

Nesiergus Simon, 1903

Nesipelma

Nesipelma Schmidt & Kovařík, 1996

Nhandu

Nhandu Lucas, 1983

O

Omothymus

Omothymus Thorell, 1891

Ornithoctonus

Ornithoctonus Pocock, 1892

Orphnaecus

Orphnaecus
Philippine orange tarantula
(Orphnaecus philippinus)

Orphnaecus Simon, 1892

Ozopactus

Ozopactus Simon, 1889

P

Pachistopelma

Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901

Pamphobeteus

Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901

Pelinobius

Pelinobius
King baboon spider
(Pelinobius muticus)

Pelinobius Karsch, 1885

Phlogiellus

Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897

Phoneyusa

Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884

Phormictopus

Phormictopus
Cuban bronze tarantula (Phormictopus auratus)
Hispaniola giant tarantula
(Phormictopus cancerides)

Phormictopus Pocock, 1901

Phormingochilus

Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895

Phrixotrichus

Phrixotrichus Simon, 1889

Plesiopelma

Plesiopelma Pocock, 1901

Plesiophrictus

Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899

Poecilotheria

Poecilotheria
Indian ornamental
(Poecilotheria regalis), female

Poecilotheria Simon, 1885

Proshapalopus

Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923

Psalmopoeus

Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895

Psednocnemis

Psednocnemis West, Nunn & Hogg, 2012

Pseudhapalopus

Pseudhapalopus
Pseudhapalopus sp.

Pseudhapalopus Strand, 1907

Pseudoclamoris

Pseudoclamoris
Orange tree spider
(Pseudoclamoris gigas)

Pseudoclamoris Hüsser, 2018

Pterinochilus

Pterinochilus
Kilimanjaro mustard baboon spider
(Pterinochilus chordatus)

Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897

Pterinopelma

Pterinopelma Pocock, 1901

R

Reichlingia

Reichlingia Rudloff, 2001

Reversopelma

Reversopelma Schmidt, 2001

S

Sahydroaraneus

Sahydroaraneus Mirza & Sanap, 2014

Schismatothele

Schismatothele Karsch, 1879

Schizopelma

Schizopelma F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897

Scopelobates

Scopelobates Simon, 1903

Selenocosmia

Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871

Selenogyrus

Selenogyrus Pocock, 1897

Selenotholus

Selenotholus Hogg, 1902

Selenotypus

Selenotypus Pocock, 1895

Sericopelma

Sericopelma
Sericopelma sp.

Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875

Sickius

Sickius Soares & Camargo, 1948

Sphaerobothria

Sphaerobothria Karsch, 1879

Stichoplastoris

Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 1997

Stromatopelma

Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881

T

Tapinauchenius

Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871

Theraphosa

Theraphosa
Goliath birdeater
(Theraphosa blondi)

Theraphosa Thorell, 1870

Tliltocatl

Tliltocatl
Mexican red rump
(Tliltocatl vagans)

Tliltocatl Jorge & Oscar, 2019

Thrigmopoeus

Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899

Thrixopelma

Thrixopelma
Thrixopelma ockerti, juvenile female

Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994

Tmesiphantes

Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892

Trichognathella

Trichognathella Gallon, 2004

Trichopelma

Trichopelma Simon, 1888

Typhochlaena

Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850

U

Umbyquyra

Umbyquyra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018

V

Vitalius

Vitalius Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1993

X

Xenesthis

Xenesthis
Colombian lesserblack tarantula
(Xenesthis immanis)

Xenesthis Simon, 1891

Y

Ybyrapora

Ybyrapora

Ybyrapora Fukushima & Bertani, 2017

References

  1. ^ "Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-12-08.