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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
82
198
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
73
182
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
40
140
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
39
138
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
4
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
3
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
6
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bahamas
6 Genera with 9 Species
Aphonopelma Pocock, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Davus O. P. Cambridge, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Iridopelma Pocock, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 19551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphonopelma latens Ralph Vary C..., 1917Tarantula spiders
Aphonopelma seemanni Pickard-Camb..., 1897Costa Rican Zebra Striped Knee Tarantula
Avicularia avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758
Avicularia hirsuta (Ausserer, 1875)⇒ Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901
Cyrtopholis bartholomaei Latreille, 1832
Cyrtopholis bonhotei Frederick Oc..., 1901
Davus pentaloris Simon, 1888Guatemalan tiger rump tarantula
Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Stichoplastoris angustatus Otto Kraus, 1955Tarantula spiders

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Bahamas
SubfamilyAviculariinae
Simon, 1874
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
4
6
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