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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
110
404
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
92
331
792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
42
251
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
41
250
669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
3
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
2
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
4 Genera with 7 Species
Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Loxoptygus Simon, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Pterinochilus Pocock, 2009Usambara baboon spider2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
7 Species
Ischnocolus fasciculatus Embrik Strand, 1906
Ischnocolus jickelii Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Loxoptygus coturnatus Eugène Simon, 1903
Loxoptygus ectypus Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Loxoptygus erlangeri Embrik Strand, 1906
Pterinochilus chordatus Gerstäcker, 1873Kilimanjaro Mustard Baboon
Pterinochilus raygabrieli Gallon, 2009

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubfamilyEumenophorinae
Pocock, 1897
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHarpactirinae
Pocock, 1897
Baboon spiders
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
2
2
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