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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
136
505
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
109
436
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
51
336
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
46
327
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
3
10
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
3 Families width 25 Species
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors6SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892Armored trapdoor spiders4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
10 Genera with 25 Species
Adelonychia Walsh, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Chilobrachys Karsch, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Diplothele O. P.-Cambridge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Heligmomerus Simon, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Plagiobothrus Karsch, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Plesiophrictus Pocock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Poecilotheria Simon, 1895Ornamental tarantulas11SpeciesTaxom
Sason Simon, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Scalidognathus Karsch, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Sipalolasma Simon, 19002SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
25 Species
Adelonychia halyi Simon, 1892
Chilobrachys jonitriantisvansickleae Nanayakkara,..., 2019
Chilobrachys jonitriantisvansicklei
Chilobrachys nitelinus Ferdinand Ka..., 1891
Diplothele halyi Simon, 1892
Heligmomerus taprobanicus Eugène Simon, 1892
Plagiobothrus semilunaris Karsch, 1891
Plesiophrictus tenuipes Mary Agard P..., 1899
Poecilotheria fasciata Latreille, 1804Sri Lankan Ornamental
Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica Smith, 2004Rameshwaram Ornamental
Poecilotheria ornata Mary Agard P..., 1899Fringed ornamental
Poecilotheria pederseni (Kirk, 2001)⇒ Poecilotheria vittata Pocock, 1895
Poecilotheria pococki (Charpentier, 1996)⇒ Poecilotheria smithi Kirk, 1996
Poecilotheria rajaei Nanayakkara ..., 2012Mankulam Pink Banded Ornamental
Poecilotheria smithi Kirk, 1996Yellow Backed Ornamental
Poecilotheria srilankensis Nanayakkara,..., 2020
Poecilotheria subfusca Pocock, 1895Ivory Ornamental
Poecilotheria uniformis (Embrik Strand, 1913)⇒ Poecilotheria subfusca Pocock, 1895
Poecilotheria vittata Pocock, 1895Pedersen´s Ghost Ornamental
Sason robustum O. P.-Cambridge, 1883
Scalidognathus oreophilus Eugène Simon, 1892
Scalidognathus radialis Octavius Pic..., 1869
Scalidognathus seticeps Ferdinand Ka..., 1891
Sipalolasma ellioti Simon, 1892
Sipalolasma greeni Pocock, 1900Shyleaf

Subnodes of Mygalomorphae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
InfraorderFornicephalae
Raven, 1985
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTuberculotae
Raven, 1986
2
8
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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