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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Burkina Faso (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
32
53
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
30
46
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
17
28
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
17
28
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

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


Genera for Burkina Faso
2 Genera with 2 Species
Hysterocrates Simon, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Stromatopelma Karsch, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burkina Faso
2 Species
Hysterocrates celerierae Smith, 1990
Stromatopelma calceatum Johan Christ..., 1793Featherleg tarantula

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Burkina Faso
SubfamilyEumenophorinae
Pocock, 1897
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStromatopelminae
Schmidt, 1993
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