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Checklist for Suborder Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892 (Mygalomorphs)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
284
1524
5154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
243
1292
4506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
795
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
781
3254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
9
37
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
9 Families width 171 Species
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors18SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders89SpeciesTaxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892Tube Trapdoor Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Atypidae Thorell, 1870Atypical tarantulas2SpeciesTaxom
Halonoproctidae Pocock, 19018SpeciesTaxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892Armored trapdoor spiders40SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider1SpeciesTaxom
Hexathelidae Simon, 1892Australian funnelweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dipluridae (Simon, 1889)Curtainweb Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
37 Genera with 171 Species
#ACDGHILMNPST
Adelonychia Walsh, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Annandaliella Hirst, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Atmetochilus Simon, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Atypus Latreille, 2014Purse web spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Chilobrachys Karsch, 190013SpeciesTaxom
Cilantica Mirza, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Conothele Thorell, 20098SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Damarchilus Siliwal, Mol..., 20152SpeciesTaxom
Damarchus Thorell, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Diplothele O. P.-Cambridge, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Gravelyia Mirza & Mondal, 20183SpeciesTaxom
Haploclastus Simon, 189913SpeciesTaxom
Haplocosmia Schmidt & vo..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Heligmomerus Simon, 20208SpeciesTaxom
Heterophrictus Pocock, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Idiops Perty, 202020SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Latouchia Pocock, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Lyrognathus Pocock, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Macrothele Ausserer, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Mygale australiana ..., 18411SpeciesTaxom
Neoheterophrictus Siliwal & Raven, 20128SpeciesTaxom
Phlogiellus Pocock, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Phlogiodes Pocock, 01SpeciesTaxom
Plesiophrictus Pocock, 190014SpeciesTaxom
Poecilotheria Simon, 1895Ornamental tarantulas12SpeciesTaxom
Sahydroaraneus Mirza & Sanap, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Sason Simon, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Sasonichus Pocock, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Scalidognathus Karsch, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Selenocosmia Ausserer, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Sipalolasma Simon, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Tigidia Simon, 20237SpeciesTaxom
Titanidiops Simon, 20209SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
171 Species
Adelonychia gravelyi Siliwal, Mol..., 2009
Adelonychia nigrostriata Walsh, 1890
Adelonychia tenebrosa Siliwal, Mol..., 2009
Annandaliella ernakulamensis Jose & Sebas..., 2008
Annandaliella pectinifera Frederick He..., 1935
Annandaliella travancorica Hirst, 1909
Atmetochilus bifidus Gravely, 1935
Atypus sutherlandi Chennappaiya, 1935
Atypus wii Siliwal, Kum..., 2014
Chilobrachys andersoni Mary Agard P..., 1895Burmese mustard tarantula
Chilobrachys assamensis Arthur Stanl..., 1909
Chilobrachys femoralis Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Chilobrachys fimbriatus Pocock, 1899Fimbriated Striated Burrowing Spider
Chilobrachys flavopilosus Eugène Simon, 1884
Chilobrachys fumosus Mary Agard P..., 1895
Chilobrachys hardwickei Pocock, 1895Eastern Indian Striated Burrowing Spider
Chilobrachys hardwicki (Pocock, 1895)⇒ Chilobrachys hardwickei Pocock, 1895
Chilobrachys himalayensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Chilobrachys khasiensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Chilobrachys stridulans Wood Mason, 1877
Chilobrachys subarmatus Thorell, 1891
Chilobrachys thorelli Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Cilantica agasthyaensis Mirza, 2024
Cilantica devamatha Prasanth & S..., 2014
Cilantica kayi Gravely, 1915
Conothele chinnarensis Sunil Jose, 2021
Conothele giganticus Siliwal & Raven, 2015
Conothele khunthokhanbi Kananbala, B..., 2015
Conothele mussoorie Tripathi & K..., 2025
Conothele ogalei Sanap, Pawar..., 2022
Conothele purvaghati Mirza, 2022
Conothele vali Siliwal & al., 2009
Conothele varvarti Siliwal & al., 2009
Damarchilus nigricus Siliwal, Mol..., 2015
Damarchilus rufus Siliwal, Mol..., 2015
Damarchus assamensis Hirst, 1909
Damarchus bifidus (Gravely, 1935)⇒ Atmetochilus bifidus Gravely, 1935
Damarchus excavatus Gravely, 1921
Diplothele gravelyi Siliwal, Mol..., 2009
Diplothele tenebrosus Siliwal, Mol..., 2009
Diplothele walshi O. P.-Cambridge, 1890
Gravelyia boro Basumatary &..., 2021
Gravelyia excavatus Gravely, 1921
Gravelyia striatus Mirza & Mondal, 2018
Haploclastus ajithii Mirza, 2024
Haploclastus bratocolonus Mirza, 2024
Haploclastus cervinus Eugène Simon, 1892
Haploclastus devamatha Prasanth & Jose, 2014LSD earth tiger tarantula
Haploclastus himalayensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Haploclastus kayi Frederick He..., 1915Parambikulam Large Burrowing Spider
Haploclastus montanus Mirza, 2024
Haploclastus nilgirinus Mary Agard P..., 1899
Haploclastus psychedelicus Sanap & Mirza, 2014
Haploclastus robustus Mary Agard P..., 1899
Haploclastus satyanus Barman, 1978
Haploclastus tenebrosus Frederick He..., 1935
Haploclastus validus Mary Agard P..., 1899
Haplocosmia himalayana Mary Agard P..., 1899
Heligmomerus australis Khandekar, T..., 2025
Heligmomerus barkudensis Gravely, 1921
Heligmomerus biharicus Gravely, 1915
Heligmomerus garoensis Tikader, 1977
Heligmomerus jagadishchandra Das, Pratiha..., 2022
Heligmomerus maximus Sanap & Mirza, 2015
Heligmomerus prostans Eugène Simon, 1892
Heligmomerus wii Siliwal, Hip..., 2020
Heterophrictus aareyensis Mirza & Sanap, 2014
Heterophrictus blatteri Gravely, 1935
Heterophrictus milleti Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Heterophrictus raveni Mirza & Sanap, 2014
Idiops barkudensis (Frederick He..., 1921)⇒ Heligmomerus barkudensis Gravely, 1921
Idiops biharicus (Frederick He..., 1915)⇒ Heligmomerus biharicus Gravely, 1915
Idiops bombayensis Siliwal, Mol..., 2005
Idiops bonny Siliwal, Hip..., 2020
Idiops constructor Pocock, 1900
Idiops designatus Octavius Pic..., 1885
Idiops fortis Mary Agard P..., 1900
Idiops fossor Mary Agard P..., 1900
Idiops garoensis (Benoy Krishn..., 1977)⇒ Heligmomerus garoensis Tikader, 1977
Idiops joida Gupta, Das &..., 2013
Idiops kaasensis Mirza, Vaze ..., 2012
Idiops madrasensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Idiops medini Pratihar & Das, 2020
Idiops mettupalayam Ganeshkumar ..., 2013
Idiops nilagiri Das & Diksha, 2019
Idiops oriya Siliwal, 2013
Idiops reshma Siliwal, Hip..., 2020
Idiops rubrolimbatus Mirza & Sanap, 2012
Idiops sally Siliwal, Hip..., 2020
Idiops vankhede Siliwal, Hip..., 2020
Ischnocolus decoratus (Mary Agard P..., 1899)⇒ Chilobrachys fimbriatus Pocock, 1899
Ischnocolus khasiensis (Benoy Krishn..., 1977)⇒ Chilobrachys khasiensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Latouchia cryptica Eugène Simon, 1897
Lyrognathus crotalus Mary Agard P..., 1895
Lyrognathus pugnax (Mary Agard P..., 1895)⇒ Lyrognathus crotalus Mary Agard P..., 1895
Lyrognathus saltator Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Macrothele alyrata Mirza, Sanap..., 2017
Macrothele indicola Tikader, 1969
Macrothele vidua Simon, 1906
Mygale macrura (C. L. Koch, 1841)⇒ Diplura macrura Carl Ludwig ..., 1841
Neoheterophrictus amboli Mirza & Sanap, 2014
Neoheterophrictus bhori Gravely, 1915
Neoheterophrictus chimminiensis Sunil Jose, 2020
Neoheterophrictus crurofulvus Siliwal, Gup..., 2012
Neoheterophrictus madraspatanus Gravely, 1935
Neoheterophrictus sahyadri Siliwal, Gup..., 2012
Neoheterophrictus smithi Mirza, Bhosa..., 2014
Neoheterophrictus uttarakannada Siliwal, Gup..., 2012
Phlogiellus subarmatus Tord Tamerla..., 1891
Phlogiodes validus Pocock, 1899 *, 0
Plesiophrictus bhori (Frederick He..., 1915)⇒ Neoheterophrictus bhori Gravely, 1915
Plesiophrictus blatteri (Frederick He..., 1935)⇒ Heterophrictus blatteri Gravely, 1935
Plesiophrictus collinus (Mary Agard P..., 1899)⇒ Sahydroaraneus collinus Pocock, 1899
Plesiophrictus fabrei Eugène Simon, 1892
Plesiophrictus linteatus Eugène Simon, 1891
Plesiophrictus madraspatanus (Frederick He..., 1935)⇒ Neoheterophrictus madraspatanus Gravely, 1935
Plesiophrictus mahabaleshwari (Benoy Krishn..., 1977)⇒ Heterophrictus blatteri Gravely, 1935
Plesiophrictus meghalayaensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Plesiophrictus millardi Mary Agard P..., 1899
Plesiophrictus milleti (Mary Agard P..., 1900)⇒ Heterophrictus milleti Mary Agard P..., 1900
Plesiophrictus nilagiriensis Siliwal, Mol..., 2007
Plesiophrictus raja (Frederick He..., 1915)⇒ Sahydroaraneus raja Gravely, 1915
Plesiophrictus satarensis (Mary Agard P..., 1899)⇒ Plesiophrictus millardi Mary Agard P..., 1899
Plesiophrictus sericeus Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Poecilotheria formosa Pocock, 1899Beautiful Parachute Spider
Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica Smith, 2004Rameshwaram Ornamental
Poecilotheria metallica Pocock, 1899Gooty sapphire
Poecilotheria miranda Mary Agard P..., 1900Bengal Ornamental
Poecilotheria nallamalaiensis (Pocock, 1899)⇒ Poecilotheria formosa Pocock, 1899
Poecilotheria rajaei Nanayakkara ..., 2012Mankulam Pink Banded Ornamental
Poecilotheria regalis Pocock, 1899Indian Ornamental
Poecilotheria rufilata Pocock, 1899Red Slate Ornamental
Poecilotheria striata Mary Agard P..., 1895Mysore Ornamental
Poecilotheria subfusca Pocock, 1895Ivory Ornamental
Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli Smith, 2006Anantagiri’s Parachute Spider
Poecilotheria vittata Pocock, 1895Pedersen´s Ghost Ornamental
Sahydroaraneus collinus Pocock, 1899
Sahydroaraneus hirsti Mirza & Sanap, 2014
Sahydroaraneus raja Gravely, 1915Indian Blue Dwarf Tarantula
Sahydroaraneus sebastiani Sunil Jose, 2017
Sason andamanicum Simon, 1888
Sason rameshwaram Siliwal & Molur, 2009
Sason robustum O. P.-Cambridge, 1883
Sasonichus sullivani Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Scalidognathus montanus Mary Agard P..., 1900
Scalidognathus nigriaraneus Sanap & Mirza, 2011
Scalidognathus tigerinus Sanap & Mirza, 2011
Selenocosmia himalayana (Pocock, 1899)⇒ Haplocosmia himalayana Mary Agard P..., 1899
Selenocosmia javanensis Charles Atha..., 1837Javan yellowknee tarantula
Selenocosmia kulluensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Selenocosmia sutherlandi Frederick He..., 1935
Sipalolasma arthrapophysis Gravely, 1915
Thrigmopoeus insignis Mary Agard P..., 1899Notable Large Burrowing Spider
Thrigmopoeus psychedelicus (Sanap & Mirza, 2014)⇒ Haploclastus psychedelicus Sanap & Mirza, 2014
Thrigmopoeus truculentus Mary Agard P..., 1899Karwar Large Burrowing Spider
Tigidia fasciata Mirza, 2023
Tigidia jalgaonensis Mirza, 2023
Tigidia konkanensis Mirza, Zende..., 2016
Tigidia nilgiriensis Sanap, Mirza..., 2011
Tigidia rutilofronis Sanap, Mirza..., 2011
Tigidia sahyadri Siliwal, Gup..., 2011
Tigidia tangerina Mirza, 2023
Titanidiops bombayensis Siliwal, Mol..., 2005
Titanidiops bonny Siliwal, Hip..., 2020
Titanidiops constructor Pocock, 1900
Titanidiops fortis Pocock, 1900
Titanidiops joida Gupta, Das &..., 2013
Titanidiops medini Pratihar & Das, 2020
Titanidiops nilagiri Das & Diksha, 2019
Titanidiops oriya Siliwal, 2013
Titanidiops vankhede Siliwal, Hip..., 2020

Subnodes of Mygalomorphae with occurrences in India
InfraorderFornicephalae
Raven, 1985
4
7
51
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTuberculotae
Raven, 1986
5
30
120
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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