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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region British Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
27
45
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
23
40
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
16
33
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
14
31
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Virgin Islands
2 Genera with 3 Species
Cyrtopholis Simon, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Virgin Islands
3 Species
Cyrtopholis culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929
Cyrtopholis flavostriata Joachim Schmidt, 1995
Holothele culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in British Virgin Islands
SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
1
2
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