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Checklist for Suborder Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892 (Mygalomorphs)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
350
1622
4998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
299
1389
4329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
77
715
2709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
72
684
2523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
10
48
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
10 Families width 152 Species and 4 Subspecies
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders94SpeciesTaxom
Actinopodidae Simon, 1892Mouse Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Paratropididae Simon, 1889Bald-legged spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892Cyrtaucheiid spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Halonoproctidae Pocock, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider5SpeciesTaxom
Dipluridae Simon, 1889Curtainweb Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892Armored trapdoor spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors39SpeciesTaxom
Microstigmatidae Raven & Plat..., 1981Microstigmatid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribbean
48 Genera with 152 Species
#ABCDEFHILMNPSTU
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Actinopus Perty, 1895South American Trapdoor Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Anisaspis Simon, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Antillena Bertani, Huf..., 20132SpeciesTaxom
Aphonopelma Pocock, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 17789SpeciesTaxom
Bolostromus Ausserer, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Brachypelma Simon, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Caribena Fukushima & ..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Citharacanthus Pocock, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Conothele Thorell, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Cteniza Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cubanana Ortiz, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Cyriocosmus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 192625SpeciesTaxom
Davus O. P. Cambridge, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Diplura C. L. Koch, ..., 1841Diplurans1SpeciesTaxom
Entychides Simon, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Fufius Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Harpactira Ausserer, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 200510SpeciesTaxom
Idiops Perty, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Iridopelma Pocock, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolinopsis Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Linothele Karsch, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Mandjelia Raven, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Mygale australiana ..., 18411SpeciesTaxom
Neoholothele Guadanucci &..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Nesipelma Schmidt & Ko..., 19172SpeciesTaxom
Parvomygale Wunderlich, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Phormictopus Pocock, 200814SpeciesTaxom
Psalistops Simon, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Psalmopoeus Pocock, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Pseudhapalopus Strand, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Schismatothele Karsch, 20231SpeciesTaxom
Scopelobates Simon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Seqocrypta Raven, 1994Brush-footed Trapdoor Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Spinosatibiapalpus Gabriel & Sh..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Thalerommata Ausserer, 20234SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosa Thorell, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Trichopelma Simon, 202029SpeciesTaxom
Troglothele Fage, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ummidia Thorell, 1955Cork-lid Trapdoor Spider5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
152 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acanthoscurria antillensis Pocock, 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Acanthoscurria maga Eugène Simon, 1892
Actinopus harti Mary Agard P..., 1895
Anisaspis tuberculata Simon, 1891
Antillena miguelangeli Santos & Ber..., 2024
Antillena rickwesti Bertani & Huff, 2013
Aphonopelma latens Ralph Vary C..., 1917Tarantula spiders
Aphonopelma seemanni Pickard-Camb..., 1897Costa Rican Zebra Striped Knee Tarantula
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Avicularia avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758
Avicularia caesia L. Koch, 1842
Avicularia hirsuta (Ausserer, 1875)⇒ Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901
Avicularia laeta L. Koch, 1842Puerto Rican Cinammon Pinktoe
Avicularia rickwesti Bertani & Huff, 2013Dominican Republic Pinktoe
Avicularia velutina Simon, 1889Trinidadian Pinktoe
Avicularia versicolor Walckenaer, 1837Antillean Pinktoe
Avicularia vestiaria De Geer, 1778
Bolostromus busu Dupérré, 2023
Bolostromus destructus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Bolostromus holguinensis Rudloff, 1996
Bolostromus insularis Simon, 1891
Brachypelma kahlenbergi Rudloff, 2008Kahlenberg's Tarantula
Caribena laeta C.L.Koch, 1842
Caribena versicolor Walckenaer, 1837Antilles Pink Toed Tarantula
Citharacanthus alayoni Rudloff, 1995
Citharacanthus cyaneus Rudloff, 1994
Citharacanthus niger Pelegrin Fra..., 1931
Citharacanthus spinicrus Latreille, 1819
Conothele trachypus Wladislaus K..., 1908Annual buckwheat
Cubanana cristinae Ortiz, 2008
Cyriocosmus elegans Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Cyrtopholis agilis Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Cyrtopholis anacanta Pelegrin Fra..., 1935
Cyrtopholis annectans Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Cyrtopholis antillana Thorell, 1894
Cyrtopholis bartholomaei Latreille, 1832
Cyrtopholis bonhotei Frederick Oc..., 1901
Cyrtopholis bryantae Rudloff, 1995
Cyrtopholis culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929
Cyrtopholis cursor Ausserer, 1875
Cyrtopholis femoralis Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Cyrtopholis flavostriata Joachim Schmidt, 1995
Cyrtopholis gibbosa Pelegrin Fra..., 1936
Cyrtopholis innocua Ausserer, 1871
Cyrtopholis ischnoculiformis Pelegrin Fra..., 1926
Cyrtopholis jamaicola Embrik Strand, 1908
Cyrtopholis major Pelegrin Fra..., 1926
Cyrtopholis media Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Cyrtopholis montserrat Sherwood, Ga..., 2024
Cyrtopholis obsoleta Pelegrin Fra..., 1935
Cyrtopholis plumosa Pelegrin Fra..., 1931
Cyrtopholis portoricae Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Cyrtopholis ramsi Rudloff, 1995
Cyrtopholis regibbosa Rudloff, 1994
Cyrtopholis respina Pelegrin Fra..., 1935
Cyrtopholis unispina Pelegrin Fra..., 1926
Davus pentaloris Simon, 1888Guatemalan tiger rump tarantula
Diplura macrura Carl Ludwig ..., 1841
Entychides guadalupensis Simon, 1888
Fufius antillensis F. O. P.-Cam..., 1898
Harpactira atra Latreille, 1832
Holothele culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929
Holothele denticulata Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Holothele incei F. O. P.-Cam..., 1898Trinidad olive tarantula
Holothele longipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1875Trinidad dwarf pink tarantula
Holothele maddeni Esposito & A..., 2014
Holothele recta Ferdinand Ka..., 1879
Holothele sanguiniceps Frederick Oc..., 1898
Holothele sericea Eugène Simon, 1903
Holothele shoemakeri Alexander Pe..., 1926
Holothele sulfurensis Maréchal, 2005
Idiops harti Mary Agard P..., 1893
Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Ischnocolinopsis acutus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Lasiodora trinitatis Mary Agard P..., 1903
Lasiodora trinitatis pauciaculeis Strand, 1916
Linothele septentrionalis Drolshagen &..., 2021
Mandjelia madura Raven & Chur..., 1994
Mygale erichsoni C. L. Koch, 1841
Neoholothele incei F. O. Pickar..., 1898Trinidad golden olive tarantula
Nesipelma insulare Joachim Schm..., 1996
Nesipelma medium Chamberlin, 1917
Parvomygale distincta J. Wunderlich, 2004
Phormictopus atrichomatus Joachim Schmidt, 1991Red Island Birdeating tarantula
Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani, 2005Cuban bronze tarantula
Phormictopus bistriatus Rudloff, 2008
Phormictopus cancerides Latreille, 1806Haitian brown tarantula
Phormictopus cautus Ausserer, 1875
Phormictopus cochleasvorax Rudloff, 2008
Phormictopus cubensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Phormictopus fritzschei Rudloff, 2008
Phormictopus jonai Rudloff, 2008
Phormictopus meloderma (Chamberlin, 1917)⇒ Phormictopus melodermus Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Phormictopus melodermus Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Phormictopus nesiotes (Chamberlin, 1917)⇒ Phormictopus cautus Ausserer, 1875
Phormictopus platus Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Phormictopus schepanskii Rudloff, 2008
Psalistops fulvus Bryant, 1948
Psalistops hispaniolensis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Psalistops maculosus Bryant, 1948
Psalmopoeus affinis Embrik Strand, 1907
Psalmopoeus cambridgei Pocock, 1895Trinidad Chevron Tarantuala
Pseudhapalopus trinitatis Pocock, 1903
Pseudhapalopus trinitatis pauciaculeis Strand, 1916
Pseudhapalopus trinitatis trinitatis Pocock, 1903
Schismatothele caeri Moeller, Wei..., 2023
Scopelobates sericeus Simon, 1903
Seqocrypta jakara Raven, 1994Brush footed spider
Spinosatibiapalpus tansleyi Gabriel & Sh..., 2020
Spinosatibiapalpus trinitatis Pocock, 1903
Stichoplastoris angustatus Otto Kraus, 1955Tarantula spiders
Tapinauchenius latipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1875Venezuelan Ghost Tree Spider
Tapinauchenius plumipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1842Trinidad mahogany tarantula
Tapinauchenius polybotes Hüsser, 2018
Tapinauchenius rasti Hüsser, 2018
Tapinauchenius sanctivincenti Charles Atha..., 1837St. Vincent´s Tree Spider
Thalerommata anae Ríos-Tamayo, 2024
Thalerommata gertschi Bertani & Raven, 2023
Thalerommata pecki Bertani & Raven, 2023
Thalerommata splendens Bertani & Raven, 2023
Theraphosa blondi Latreille, 1804Goliath Bird Eating Spider
Trichopelma affine Simon, 1891
Trichopelma banksia Ozdikmen & D..., 2012
Trichopelma baracoense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024
Trichopelma bimini Mori & Bertani, 2020
Trichopelma cheguevarai Ríos-Tamayo, 2024
Trichopelma citma Ríos-Tamayo, 2024
Trichopelma coenobita Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Trichopelma corozali Petrunkevitch, 1929
Trichopelma cubanum Simon, 1903
Trichopelma eucubanum Ozdikmen & D..., 2012
Trichopelma fidelcastroi Ríos-Tamayo, 2024
Trichopelma fulvum Bryant, 1948
Trichopelma gabrieli Mori & Bertani, 2020
Trichopelma goloboffi Mori & Bertani, 2020
Trichopelma grande Ortiz & Fonseca, 2024
Trichopelma granmense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024
Trichopelma huffi Mori & Bertani, 2020
Trichopelma insulanum Petrunkevitch, 1926
Trichopelma juventud Mori & Bertani, 2020
Trichopelma laurae Mori & Bertani, 2020
Trichopelma loui Mori & Bertani, 2020
Trichopelma maculatum Franganillo, 1930Southern flatcoil
Trichopelma maddeni Esposito & A..., 2014
Trichopelma nitidum Simon, 1888
Trichopelma platnicki Mori & Bertani, 2020
Trichopelma rudloffi Ríos-Tamayo, 2024
Trichopelma soroense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024
Trichopelma spinosum Franganillo, 1926
Trichopelma tostoi Mori & Bertani, 2020
Troglothele coeca Fage, 1929
Ummidia insularis Santos, Orti..., 2022
Ummidia nidulans Johan Christ..., 1787
Ummidia salebrosa Eugène Simon, 1891
Ummidia tunapuna Godwin & Bond, 2021
Ummidia zilchi Otto Kraus, 1955Trapdoor spiders

Subnodes of Mygalomorphae with occurrences in Caribbean
InfraorderFornicephalae
Raven, 1985
4
7
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTuberculotae
Raven, 1986
5
40
138
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAvicularioidea
Simon, 1874
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Mygalomorphae at artfakta.se
Mygalomorphae at biodiversity.org.au
Mygalomorphae at dyntaxa.se