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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
352
2196
11836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
315
2057
11495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
83
1165
8297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
78
1153
8277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
8
20
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
5
14
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
10
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
10
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
10 Genera with 30 Species
Aphonopelma Pocock, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chilobrachys Karsch, 196310SpeciesTaxom
Citharognathus Pocock, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Cyriopagopus Simon, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Haplocosmia Schmidt & vo..., 20221SpeciesTaxom
Haplopelma Simon, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctonus Pocock, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Phlogiellus Pocock, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Selenocosmia Ausserer, 20226SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
30 Species
Aphonopelma armada Ralph Vary C..., 1940Pallid mountainsnail
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Chilobrachys dominus Lin & Li, 2022
Chilobrachys guangxiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 2000
Chilobrachys hubei Da-xiang Son..., 1988
Chilobrachys jinchengi Lin & Li, 2022
Chilobrachys jingzhao (Zhu & al., 2001)⇒ Chilobrachys guangxiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 2000
Chilobrachys liboensis Zhu & Zhang, 2008
Chilobrachys lubricus Yu, S. Y. Zh..., 2021
Chilobrachys qishuoi Lin & Li, 2022
Chilobrachys tschankhoensis Schenkel, 1963
Chilobrachys tschankoensis Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Citharognathus tongmianensis Zhu, Li & Song, 2002
Cyriopagopus hainanus Liang, Peng,..., 1999Chinese Bird Spider
Cyriopagopus schmidti von Wirth, 1991Chinese Bird Spider
Haplocosmia sherwoodae Lin & Li, 2022
Haplopelma hainanum Liang & al., 1999Black earth tiger
Haplopelma schmidti von Wirth, 1991Black earth tiger
Ornithoctonus hainana (Liang & al., 1999)⇒ Haplopelma hainanum Liang & al., 1999
Phlogiellus bogadeki Nunn, West &..., 2016
Phlogiellus jiaxiangi Lin & Li, 2021
Phlogiellus quanyui Lin, Li & Chen, 2021
Phlogiellus watasei Kishida, 1920
Phlogiellus xinping Zhu & Zhang, 2008
Selenocosmia anubis Yu, S. Y. Zh..., 2021
Selenocosmia jiafu Zhu & Zhang, 2008
Selenocosmia longiembola Yu, S. Y. Zh..., 2021
Selenocosmia qiani Yu, S. Y. Zh..., 2021
Selenocosmia xinhuaensis Zhu & Zhang, 2008
Selenocosmia zhangzhengi Lin, 2022

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in China
SubfamilyAviculariinae
Simon, 1874
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrnithoctoninae
Pocock, 1895
Earth tiger tarantulas, Earth tigers
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySelenocosmiinae
Simon, 1892
4
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
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