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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
288
1246
3646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
239
1043
3109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
73
624
2281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
599
2139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
9
37
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
5
31
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
2
22
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
21
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antilles
21 Genera with 75 Species
#ABCEHINPST
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Antillena Bertani, Huf..., 20132SpeciesTaxom
Aphonopelma Pocock, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 17787SpeciesTaxom
Brachypelma Simon, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Caribena Fukushima & ..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Citharacanthus Pocock, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Cubanana Ortiz, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 192623SpeciesTaxom
Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpactira Ausserer, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 20057SpeciesTaxom
Iridopelma Pocock, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolinopsis Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Nesipelma Schmidt & Ko..., 19172SpeciesTaxom
Phormictopus Pocock, 200814SpeciesTaxom
Psalmopoeus Pocock, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Scopelobates Simon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosa Thorell, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
75 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthoscurria antillensis Pocock, 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Acanthoscurria maga Eugène Simon, 1892
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 versicolor Walckenaer, 1837Antillean Pinktoe
Avicularia vestiaria De Geer, 1778
Brachypelma kahlenbergi Rudloff, 2008Kahlenberg's Tarantula
Caribena laeta C.L.Koch, 1842
Caribena versicolor Walckenaer, 1837Antilles Pink Toed Tarantula
Citharacanthus alayoni Rudloff, 1995
Citharacanthus cyaneus Rudloff, 1994
Citharacanthus niger Pelegrin Fra..., 1931
Citharacanthus spinicrus Latreille, 1819
Cubanana cristinae Ortiz, 2008
Cyrtopholis agilis Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Cyrtopholis anacanta Pelegrin Fra..., 1935
Cyrtopholis antillana Thorell, 1894
Cyrtopholis bartholomaei Latreille, 1832
Cyrtopholis bryantae Rudloff, 1995
Cyrtopholis culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929
Cyrtopholis cursor Ausserer, 1875
Cyrtopholis femoralis Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Cyrtopholis flavostriata Joachim Schmidt, 1995
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 media Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Cyrtopholis montserrat Sherwood, Ga..., 2024
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
Harpactira atra Latreille, 1832
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 shoemakeri Alexander Pe..., 1926
Holothele sulfurensis Maréchal, 2005
Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Ischnocolinopsis acutus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Nesipelma insulare Joachim Schm..., 1996
Nesipelma medium Chamberlin, 1917
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
Psalmopoeus affinis Embrik Strand, 1907
Scopelobates sericeus Simon, 1903
Tapinauchenius polybotes Hüsser, 2018
Tapinauchenius rasti Hüsser, 2018
Tapinauchenius sanctivincenti Charles Atha..., 1837St. Vincent´s Tree Spider
Theraphosa blondi Latreille, 1804Goliath Bird Eating Spider

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Antilles
SubfamilyAviculariinae
Simon, 1874
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHarpactirinae
Pocock, 1897
Baboon spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsalmopoeinae
Samm & Schmidt, 2010
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
9
48
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