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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
362
1673
5682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
319
1536
5381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
85
829
3617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
83
822
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
11
53
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
5
38
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
6
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
6 Genera with 8 Species
Coremiocnemis Simon, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Phlogius Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Selenocosmia Ausserer, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Selenotypus Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 19551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
8 Species
Coremiocnemis tropix Raven, 2005Tropix
Phlogius crassipes (L. Koch, 1874)⇒ Selenocosmia crassipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1874
Selenocosmia crassipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1874Coastal whistling spider
Selenocosmia stirlingi Henry Rought..., 1901Australian common whistling spider
Selenocosmia strenua Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Selenocosmia subvulpina Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Selenotypus plumipes Mary Agard P..., 1895Australian featherleg spider
Stichoplastoris angustatus Otto Kraus, 1955Tarantula spiders

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in East Australia
SubfamilySelenocosmiinae
Simon, 1892
4
6
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