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Checklist for Suborder Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892 (Mygalomorphs)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
352
2196
11836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
315
2057
11495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
83
1165
8297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
78
1153
8277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
8
20
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for China
8 Families width 135 Species and 1 Subspecies
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders30SpeciesTaxom
Atypidae Thorell, 1870Atypical tarantulas26SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider27SpeciesTaxom
Euagridae Raven, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Halonoproctidae Pocock, 190113SpeciesTaxom
Dipluridae Simon, 1889Curtainweb Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Hexathelidae Simon, 1892Australian funnelweb spiders31SpeciesTaxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892Tube Trapdoor Spiders6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for China
20 Genera with 135 Species
Aphonopelma Pocock, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Atypus Latreille, 2025Purse web spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bothriocyrtum Simon, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Calommata Lucas, 20225SpeciesTaxom
Chilobrachys Karsch, 196310SpeciesTaxom
Chinothele Yu, S.Y.Zhan..., 20211SpeciesTaxom
Citharognathus Pocock, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Conothele Thorell, 201713SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 20187SpeciesTaxom
Cyriopagopus Simon, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Euagrus Ausserer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Haplocosmia Schmidt & vo..., 20221SpeciesTaxom
Haplopelma Simon, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Latouchia Pocock, 202220SpeciesTaxom
Macrothele Ausserer, 200031SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctonus Pocock, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Phlogiellus Pocock, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Selenocosmia Ausserer, 20226SpeciesTaxom
Sinopesa Raven & Schw..., 19836SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
135 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphonopelma armada Ralph Vary C..., 1940Pallid mountainsnail
Atypus affinis (Eichwald, 1830)⇒ Atypus subterraneus Latreille, 1804
Atypus baotianmanensis Hu, 1994
Atypus baotingensis Li, Xu, Zhan..., 2018
Atypus dawei Y. X. Li & Xu, 2025
Atypus flexus Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus formosensis Kayashima, 1943
Atypus heterothecus Zhang, 1985
Atypus jianfengensis Li, Xu, Zhan..., 2018
Atypus karschi Dönitz, 1887Tsuchi-gumo
Atypus largosaccatus Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus ledongensis Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus liui Y. X. Li & Xu, 2025
Atypus pedicellatus Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus sacculatus Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus sinensis Schenkel, 1953
Atypus siyiensis Wu, Liu, Hua..., 2025
Atypus suiningensis Zhang, 1985
Atypus tibetensis Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus yajuni Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus yanjingensis Wu, Liu, Hua..., 2025
Atypus yaozu Wu, Liu, Hua..., 2025
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Bothriocyrtum tractabile Saito, 1933
Calommata hangzhica F. Li & Xu, 2022
Calommata jinggangica F. Li & Xu, 2022
Calommata pichoni Schenkel, 1963
Calommata signata Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Calommata yuanjiangica F. Li & Xu, 2022
Chilobrachys dominus Lin & Li, 2022
Chilobrachys guangxiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 2000
Chilobrachys hubei Da-xiang Son..., 1988
Chilobrachys jinchengi Lin & Li, 2022
Chilobrachys jingzhao (Zhu & al., 2001)⇒ Chilobrachys guangxiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 2000
Chilobrachys liboensis Zhu & Zhang, 2008
Chilobrachys lubricus Yu, S. Y. Zh..., 2021
Chilobrachys qishuoi Lin & Li, 2022
Chilobrachys tschankhoensis Schenkel, 1963
Chilobrachys tschankoensis Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Chinothele jixiang Yu, S.Y.Zhan..., 2021
Citharognathus tongmianensis Zhu, Li & Song, 2002
Conothele baisha H. Liu, Xu, ..., 2019
Conothele baiyunensis X. Xu, C. Xu..., 2017
Conothele baoting H. Liu, Xu, ..., 2019
Conothele cangshan Yang & Xu, 2018
Conothele daxinensis X. Xu, C. Xu..., 2017
Conothele deqin Yang & Xu, 2018
Conothele jinggangshan H. Liu, Xu, ..., 2019
Conothele linzhi H. Liu, Xu, ..., 2019
Conothele maculosa Yu, Yang & Z..., 2024
Conothele medoga Zhang & Yu, 2021
Conothele sidiechongensis X. Xu, C. Xu..., 2017
Conothele taiwanensis Tso, Joachim..., 2003
Conothele yundingensis X. Xu, C. Xu..., 2017
Cyclocosmia lannaensis Schwendinger, 2005
Cyclocosmia latusicosta Zhu, Zhang &..., 2006
Cyclocosmia liui Xu, Xu & Li, 2017
Cyclocosmia ricketti Mary Agard P..., 1901Chinese Hourglass Spider
Cyclocosmia ruyi Yu & F. Zhang, 2023
Cyclocosmia sublatusicosta Yu & Zhang, 2018
Cyclocosmia subricketti Yu & Zhang, 2018
Cyriopagopus hainanus Liang, Peng,..., 1999Chinese Bird Spider
Cyriopagopus schmidti von Wirth, 1991Chinese Bird Spider
Euagrus formosanus Saito, 1933
Haplocosmia sherwoodae Lin & Li, 2022
Haplopelma hainanum Liang & al., 1999Black earth tiger
Haplopelma schmidti von Wirth, 1991Black earth tiger
Latouchia calcicola Hao, Yu & Zhang, 2025
Latouchia cornuta Da-xiang Son..., 1983
Latouchia davidi Eugène Simon, 1886
Latouchia fasciata Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Latouchia formosensis Kayashima, 1943
Latouchia formosensis smithi Tso, Haupt ..., 2003
Latouchia fossoria Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Latouchia hunanensis Yajun Xu, Ch..., 2002
Latouchia jinyun Hao, Yu & Zhang, 2025
Latouchia linmufu Hao, Yu & Zhang, 2025
Latouchia pavlovi Ehrenfried S..., 1953
Latouchia rufa Zhang & Wang, 2021
Latouchia swinhoei Pocock, 1901African Trapdoor Spider
Latouchia typica Kishida, 1913
Latouchia vinhiensis Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Latouchia wenchuan Hao, Yu & Zhang, 2025
Latouchia wenruni Lin & Li, 2023
Latouchia yaoi Hao, Yu & Zhang, 2025
Latouchia yejiei Zhang & Wang, 2021
Latouchia yuanjingae Lin & Li, 2022
Macrothele arcuata Tang, Zhao &..., 2020
Macrothele auriculata Zhang, Wu, Z..., 2024
Macrothele bannaensis Xu & Yin, 2001
Macrothele cangshanensis Z. B. Yang, ..., 2018
Macrothele emei Lin & Li, 2021
Macrothele guizhouensis Hu & Li, 1986
Macrothele hanfeii Lin & Li, 2021
Macrothele holsti Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Macrothele hunanica Zhu & Song, 2000
Macrothele hungae Lin & Li, 2021
Macrothele jingzhao Chen, Jiang ..., 2020
Macrothele jinlin Z. B. Yang, ..., 2018
Macrothele limenghuai Lin & Li, 2021
Macrothele menglunensis Li & Zha, 2013
Macrothele mingsheng Wu & Z. Z. Yang, 2022
Macrothele monocirculata Xu & Yin, 2000
Macrothele multispine Wang, Li & Yang, 2019
Macrothele nanning Lin & Li, 2021
Macrothele nullispine Zhang, Wu, Z..., 2024
Macrothele palpator Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Macrothele raveni Zhu, Li & Song, 2000
Macrothele sanheensis Tang, Zhao &..., 2020
Macrothele simplicata Saito, 1933
Macrothele taiwanensis Shimojana & ..., 1998
Macrothele undata Tang, Zhao &..., 2020
Macrothele washanensis Wu & Z. Z. Yang, 2022
Macrothele wuliangensis Wu & Z. Z. Yang, 2022
Macrothele yani Xu, Yin & Gr..., 2002
Macrothele yongshengensis Z. B. Yang, ..., 2019
Macrothele yunlingensis Z. B. Yang, ..., 2019
Macrothele yunnanica Zhu & Song, 2000
Ornithoctonus hainana (Liang & al., 1999)⇒ Haplopelma hainanum Liang & al., 1999
Phlogiellus bogadeki Nunn, West &..., 2016
Phlogiellus jiaxiangi Lin & Li, 2021
Phlogiellus quanyui Lin, Li & Chen, 2021
Phlogiellus watasei Kishida, 1920
Phlogiellus xinping Zhu & Zhang, 2008
Selenocosmia anubis Yu, S. Y. Zh..., 2021
Selenocosmia jiafu Zhu & Zhang, 2008
Selenocosmia longiembola Yu, S. Y. Zh..., 2021
Selenocosmia qiani Yu, S. Y. Zh..., 2021
Selenocosmia xinhuaensis Zhu & Zhang, 2008
Selenocosmia zhangzhengi Lin, 2022
Sinopesa chengbuensis Xu & Yin, 2002
Sinopesa chinensis Kulczynski, 1901
Sinopesa gollum Lin & Li, 2021
Sinopesa guangxi (Raven & Schw..., 1995)⇒ Raveniola guangxi Raven & Schw..., 1995
Sinopesa guansheng Lin & Li, 2023
Sinopesa sinensis Zhu & Mao, 1983

Subnodes of Mygalomorphae with occurrences in China
InfraorderFornicephalae
Raven, 1985
3
6
66
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTuberculotae
Raven, 1986
5
14
69
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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