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Checklist for Suborder Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892 (Mygalomorphs)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
85
230
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
74
211
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
24
123
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
23
122
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
1 Family width 5 Species
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
3 Genera with 5 Species
Avicularia Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heterothele Karsch, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Hysterocrates Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
5 Species
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Heterothele erdosi Sherwood & G..., 2025
Heterothele ogbunikia Smith, 1990
Hysterocrates hercules Mary Agard P..., 1899Hercules Baboon Spider
Hysterocrates laticeps Mary Agard P..., 1897Nigerian rustred tarantula

Subnodes of Mygalomorphae with occurrences in Nigeria
InfraorderTuberculotae
Raven, 1986
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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