Species list, Checklist of Family Theraphosidae (Bird-eating spiders) for Botswana (Southern Africa)

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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	95 308 447	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Micrura Ehrenberg, 1831	84 286 397	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Megoperculata Börner, 1902	45 219 298	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Araneae Clerck, 1757 Spider, Spiders, True Spiders	44 218 297	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892 Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders	5 12 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Tuberculotae Raven, 1986	2 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Theraphosoidea Thorell, 1869	1 5 6	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas	5 6	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Botswana
5 Genera with 6 Species

Species list for Botswana
6 Species

Brachypelma vagans Ausserer, 1875	Mexican black velvet
Ceratogyrus bechuanicus (Purcell, 1902)	⇒ Brachypelma vagans Ausserer, 1875
Ceratogyrus brachycephalus J. Hewitt, 1919	Botswanan Greater Horned Baboon
Ceratogyrus darlingi Mary Agard P..., 1897	African Rear Horned Baboon
Idiothele nigrofulva Mary Agard P..., 1898
Pterinochilus lugardi Mary Agard P..., 1900	Dodoma Fort Hall Baboon

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Botswana

Subfamily	Harpactirinae Pocock, 1897 Baboon spiders	4 5	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Theraphosinae Thorell, 1870 Birdspiders, Tarantulas	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Theraphosidae at biodiversity.org.au
Theraphosidae at gbif.org
Theraphosidae at irmng.org
Theraphosidae at itis.gov