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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Central Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
160
382
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
138
325
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
43
166
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
39
157
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
3
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
2
6
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
5
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Mexico
5 Genera with 12 Species
Aphonopelma Pocock, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Bonnetina Vol, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Brachypelma Simon, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Hemirrhagus Simon, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Schizopelma Cambridge, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Mexico
12 Species
Aphonopelma caniceps Eugène Simon, 1891Mexican Black Velvet Tarantula
Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin, 1940Arizona blond tarantula
Aphonopelma pallidum Frederick Oc..., 1897Chihuahua Gray
Bonnetina aviae Estrada-Alva..., 2011
Bonnetina minax Ortiz & Francke, 2017
Bonnetina tanzeri Schmidt, 2012
Brachypelma albiceps (Schmidt, 1997)⇒ Aphonopelma pallidum Frederick Oc..., 1897
Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1992Mexican Flame knee
Brachypelma baumgarteni Smith, 1993Mexican orange beauty
Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoingt, C..., 1997Mexican redknee
Hemirrhagus akheronteus Mendoza & Fr..., 2018
Hemirrhagus diablo Mendoza & Fr..., 2018

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Central Mexico
SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
5
12
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