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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Cuba (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
194
630
1337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
161
532
1131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
61
331
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
56
313
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
5
17
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
3
15
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
10
34
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
10
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cuba
10 Genera with 34 Species
Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Caribena Fukushima & ..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Citharacanthus Pocock, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Cubanana Ortiz, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 192612SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Iridopelma Pocock, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Phormictopus Pocock, 200810SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cuba
34 Species
Avicularia hirsuta (Ausserer, 1875)⇒ Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901
Avicularia vestiaria De Geer, 1778
Caribena laeta C.L.Koch, 1842
Citharacanthus alayoni Rudloff, 1995
Citharacanthus cyaneus Rudloff, 1994
Citharacanthus niger Pelegrin Fra..., 1931
Citharacanthus spinicrus Latreille, 1819
Cubanana cristinae Ortiz, 2008
Cyrtopholis anacanta Pelegrin Fra..., 1935
Cyrtopholis bryantae Rudloff, 1995
Cyrtopholis gibbosa Pelegrin Fra..., 1936
Cyrtopholis innocua Ausserer, 1871
Cyrtopholis ischnoculiformis Pelegrin Fra..., 1926
Cyrtopholis major Pelegrin Fra..., 1926
Cyrtopholis obsoleta Pelegrin Fra..., 1935
Cyrtopholis plumosa Pelegrin Fra..., 1931
Cyrtopholis ramsi Rudloff, 1995
Cyrtopholis regibbosa Rudloff, 1994
Cyrtopholis respina Pelegrin Fra..., 1935
Cyrtopholis unispina Pelegrin Fra..., 1926
Holothele denticulata Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Holothele longipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1875Trinidad dwarf pink tarantula
Holothele sulfurensis Maréchal, 2005
Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani, 2005Cuban bronze tarantula
Phormictopus bistriatus Rudloff, 2008
Phormictopus cancerides Latreille, 1806Haitian brown tarantula
Phormictopus cautus Ausserer, 1875
Phormictopus cochleasvorax Rudloff, 2008
Phormictopus cubensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Phormictopus fritzschei Rudloff, 2008
Phormictopus jonai Rudloff, 2008
Phormictopus nesiotes (Chamberlin, 1917)⇒ Phormictopus cautus Ausserer, 1875
Phormictopus schepanskii Rudloff, 2008

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Cuba
SubfamilyAviculariinae
Simon, 1874
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
4
26
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