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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Ceará (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
51
92
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
43
81
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
25
56
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
23
54
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
3
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
3
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ceará
4 Genera with 4 Species
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Aphonopelma Pocock, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Dolichothele Mello-Leitao, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Typhochlaena Koch, 20121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ceará
4 Species
Acanthoscurria natalensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Aphonopelma orthonops Chamberlin, 1940
Dolichothele exilis Mello-Leitao, 1923
Typhochlaena curumim Bertani, 2012

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Ceará
SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
2
2
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