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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Amazonas (North Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
187
710
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
156
606
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
53
379
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
371
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
9
27
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
4
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
2
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
14
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amazonas
14 Genera with 19 Species
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Ami Pérez-Miles, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Bumba Pérez-Miles,..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Caribena Fukushima & ..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyriocosmus Simon, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Ephebopus Simon, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Grammostola Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hapalopus Ausserer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Megaphobema Pocock, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosa Thorell, 20103SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazonas
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthoscurria natalensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Acanthoscurria simoensi Vol, 2000
Ami amazonica Jimenez & Be..., 2008Caracara commensal scarab
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Avicularia avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758
Avicularia rufa Schiapelli &..., 1945
Bumba horrida Schmidt, 1994Brazilian Red Head
Caribena versicolor Walckenaer, 1837Antilles Pink Toed Tarantula
Cyriocosmus hoeferi Kaderka, 2016
Cyriocosmus leetzi Vol, 1999
Ephebopus murinus Walckenaer, 1837Skeleton tarantula
Ephebopus uatuman Hippolyte Lu..., 1992
Grammostola grossa Ausserer, 1871Pampas Tawny-red
Hapalopus butantan Pérez-Miles, 1998
Holothele longipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1875Trinidad dwarf pink tarantula
Megaphobema velvetosoma Joachim Schmidt, 1995Brown Velvet Birdeater Tarantula
Tapinauchenius plumipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1842Trinidad mahogany tarantula
Theraphosa apophysis Tinter, 1991Goliath pinkfoot tarantula
Theraphosa blondi Latreille, 1804Goliath Bird Eating Spider
Theraphosa stirmi Rudloff & We..., 2010Stirm's Giant Tarantula

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Amazonas
SubfamilyAviculariinae
Simon, 1874
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsalmopoeinae
Samm & Schmidt, 2010
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Theraphosidae at biodiversity.org.au
Theraphosidae at gbif.org
Theraphosidae at irmng.org
Theraphosidae at itis.gov