Species list, Checklist of Family Theraphosidae (Bird-eating spiders) for Egypt (Near East)

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

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	148 446 918	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Micrura Ehrenberg, 1831	127 402 818	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Megoperculata Börner, 1902	38 187 381	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Araneae Clerck, 1757 Spider, Spiders, True Spiders	36 185 378	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892 Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders	2 3 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Tuberculotae Raven, 1986	2 3 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Theraphosoidea Thorell, 1869	1 2 4	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas	2 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Egypt
2 Genera with 4 Species

Avicularia Lamarck, 1908		1	Species	Taxom
Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1841		3	Species	Taxom

Species list for Egypt
4 Species

Avicularia arabica Embrik Strand, 1908
Chaetopelma aegyptiacum (Smith, 1990)	⇒ Chaetopelma olivaceum C. L. Koch, 1841
Chaetopelma concolor Eugène Simon, 1873
Chaetopelma olivaceum C. L. Koch, 1841	Black furry

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Egypt

Subfamily	Aviculariinae Simon, 1874	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Ischnocolinae Simon, 1872	1 3	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