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Checklist for Suborder Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892 (Mygalomorphs)
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
242
956
2773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
198
793
2353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
69
515
1838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
64
491
1708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
7
28
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Antilles
7 Families width 99 Species and 1 Subspecies
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders57SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892Cyrtaucheiid spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Halonoproctidae Pocock, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider2SpeciesTaxom
Dipluridae Simon, 1889Curtainweb Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors33SpeciesTaxom
Microstigmatidae Raven & Plat..., 1981Microstigmatid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Antilles
28 Genera with 99 Species
#ABCDEHIMPSTU
Antillena Bertani, Huf..., 20132SpeciesTaxom
Aphonopelma Pocock, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 17786SpeciesTaxom
Bolostromus Ausserer, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Brachypelma Simon, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Caribena Fukushima & ..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Citharacanthus Pocock, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Conothele Thorell, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Cteniza Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cubanana Ortiz, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 192617SpeciesTaxom
Diplura C. L. Koch, ..., 1841Diplurans1SpeciesTaxom
Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Iridopelma Pocock, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolinopsis Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Mandjelia Raven, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Mygale australiana ..., 18411SpeciesTaxom
Parvomygale Wunderlich, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Phormictopus Pocock, 200814SpeciesTaxom
Psalistops Simon, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Scopelobates Simon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Thalerommata Ausserer, 20233SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosa Thorell, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Trichopelma Simon, 202025SpeciesTaxom
Troglothele Fage, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ummidia Thorell, 1787Cork-lid Trapdoor Spider2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
99 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antillena miguelangeli Santos & Ber..., 2024
Antillena rickwesti Bertani & Huff, 2013
Aphonopelma seemanni Pickard-Camb..., 1897Costa Rican Zebra Striped Knee Tarantula
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 vestiaria De Geer, 1778
Bolostromus busu Dupérré, 2023
Bolostromus destructus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Bolostromus holguinensis Rudloff, 1996
Brachypelma kahlenbergi Rudloff, 2008Kahlenberg's Tarantula
Caribena laeta C.L.Koch, 1842
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
Cyrtopholis agilis Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Cyrtopholis anacanta Pelegrin Fra..., 1935
Cyrtopholis bryantae Rudloff, 1995
Cyrtopholis culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929
Cyrtopholis cursor Ausserer, 1875
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 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
Diplura macrura Carl Ludwig ..., 1841
Holothele culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929
Holothele denticulata Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Holothele longipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1875Trinidad dwarf pink tarantula
Holothele maddeni Esposito & A..., 2014
Holothele sericea Eugène Simon, 1903
Holothele sulfurensis Maréchal, 2005
Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Ischnocolinopsis acutus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Mandjelia madura Raven & Chur..., 1994
Mygale erichsoni C. L. Koch, 1841
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
Scopelobates sericeus Simon, 1903
Thalerommata anae Ríos-Tamayo, 2024
Thalerommata pecki Bertani & Raven, 2023
Thalerommata splendens Bertani & Raven, 2023
Theraphosa blondi Latreille, 1804Goliath Bird Eating Spider
Trichopelma banksia Ozdikmen & D..., 2012
Trichopelma baracoense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024
Trichopelma cheguevarai Ríos-Tamayo, 2024
Trichopelma citma Ríos-Tamayo, 2024
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 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

Subnodes of Mygalomorphae with occurrences in Greater Antilles
InfraorderFornicephalae
Raven, 1985
3
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTuberculotae
Raven, 1986
4
24
93
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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