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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
511
4093
26402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
438
3602
24544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
104
1929
16952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
96
1885
16770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
14
63
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
7
45
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
26
169
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
26
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Far East
26 Genera with 169 Species
#ABCGHILOPSTY
Aphonopelma Pocock, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Aspinochilus Müller, Fard..., 20241SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Birupes Gabriel & Sh..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Chilobrachys Karsch, 196324SpeciesTaxom
Citharognathus Pocock, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Coremiocnemis Simon, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Cyriopagopus Simon, 200514SpeciesTaxom
Guyruita Guadanucci e..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Haplocosmia Schmidt & vo..., 20221SpeciesTaxom
Haplopelma Simon, 200511SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Lampropelma Simon, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Lyrognathus Pocock, 19885SpeciesTaxom
Omothymus Thorell, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctonus Pocock, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Orphnaecus Simon, 20258SpeciesTaxom
Phlogiellus Pocock, 200829SpeciesTaxom
Phormingochilus Pocock, 18959SpeciesTaxom
Psalmopoeus Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Psednocnemis West, Nunn &..., 20105SpeciesTaxom
Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
Usambara baboon spider0SpeciesTaxom
Selenobrachys Schmidt, 20252SpeciesTaxom
Selenocosmia Ausserer, 202237SpeciesTaxom
Taksinus Songsangchot..., 20221SpeciesTaxom
Yamia Kishida, 19203SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Far East
169 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aphonopelma armada Ralph Vary C..., 1940Pallid mountainsnail
Aspinochilus rufus Müller, Fard..., 2024
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Birupes simoroxigorum Gabriel & Sh..., 2019
Chilobrachys andersoni Mary Agard P..., 1895Burmese mustard tarantula
Chilobrachys annandalei Eugène Simon, 1901
Chilobrachys bicolor Mary Agard P..., 1895
Chilobrachys brevipes Tord Tamerla..., 1897
Chilobrachys dominus Lin & Li, 2022
Chilobrachys dyscolus Eugène Simon, 1886
Chilobrachys flavopilosus Eugène Simon, 1884
Chilobrachys guangxiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 2000
Chilobrachys huahini Joachim Schm..., 1996
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 natanicharum Chomphuphuan..., 2023
Chilobrachys oculatus Tord Tamerla..., 1895
Chilobrachys paviei Eugène Simon, 1886
Chilobrachys pococki Tord Tamerla..., 1897
Chilobrachys qishuoi Lin & Li, 2022
Chilobrachys sericeus Tord Tamerla..., 1895Asian mustard tarantula
Chilobrachys soricinus Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Chilobrachys subarmatus Thorell, 1891
Chilobrachys tschankhoensis Schenkel, 1963
Chilobrachys tschankoensis Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Citharognathus hosei Pocock, 1895
Citharognathus tongmianensis Zhu, Li & Song, 2002
Coremiocnemis cunicularia Simon, 1892
Coremiocnemis hoggi (West & Nunn, 2010)⇒ Psednocnemis davidgohi West, Nunn &..., 2012
Coremiocnemis kotacana West & Nunn, 2010
Coremiocnemis obscura West & Nunn, 2010
Coremiocnemis valida (Pocock, 1895)⇒ Coremiocnemis cunicularia Simon, 1892
Cyriopagopus albostriatus Simon, 1886Thai Zebra tarantula
Cyriopagopus doriae Thorell, 1890
Cyriopagopus dromeus Chamberlin, 1917
Cyriopagopus hainanus Liang, Peng,..., 1999Chinese Bird Spider
Cyriopagopus lividus Smith, 1996Cobalt blue tarantula
Cyriopagopus longipes von Wirth & ..., 2005
Cyriopagopus minax Thorell, 1897Thailand Black Tarantula
Cyriopagopus paganus Eugène Simon, 1887Asian chevron tarantula
Cyriopagopus robustus Strand, 1907
Cyriopagopus salangense Strand, 1907
Cyriopagopus schioedtei Tord Tamerla..., 1891Malaysian earthtiger tarantula
Cyriopagopus schmidti von Wirth, 1991Chinese Bird Spider
Cyriopagopus thorelli Eugène Simon, 1901
Cyriopagopus vonwirthi Schmidt, 2005
Guyruita isae Fukushima & ..., 2018
Haplocosmia sherwoodae Lin & Li, 2022
Haplopelma albostriatum Simon, 1886Thai Zebra Tarantula
Haplopelma costale (Schmidt, 1998)⇒ Ornithoctonus costalis Joachim Schmidt, 1998
Haplopelma doriae Tord Tamerla..., 1890
Haplopelma hainanum Liang & al., 1999Black earth tiger
Haplopelma lividum Smith, 1996Cobalt blue tarantula
Haplopelma longipes von Wirth & ..., 2005
Haplopelma minax Tord Tamerla..., 1897Thailand black tarantula
Haplopelma robustum Embrik Strand, 1907
Haplopelma salangense Embrik Strand, 1907
Haplopelma schmidti von Wirth, 1991Black earth tiger
Haplopelma vonwirthi Joachim Schmidt, 2005
Lampropelma carpenteri Smith & Jacobi, 2015
Lampropelma nigerrimum Eugène Simon, 1892
Lampropelma nigerrimum arboricola Schmidt & Ba..., 2015
Lampropelma violaceopes Abraham, 1924Singapore blue
Lyrognathus achilles West & Nunn, 2010
Lyrognathus fuscus West & Nunn, 2010
Lyrognathus giannisposatoi West & Nunn, 2013
Lyrognathus lessunda West & Nunn, 2010
Lyrognathus robustus Smith, 1988
Omothymus fuchsi Strand, 1906
Omothymus rafni Gabriel & Sh..., 2019
Omothymus schioedtei (Thorell, 1891)⇒ Cyriopagopus schioedtei Tord Tamerla..., 1891
Omothymus thorelli (Simon, 1901)⇒ Cyriopagopus thorelli Eugène Simon, 1901
Omothymus violaceopes Abraham, 1924
Ornithoctonus andersoni Mary Agard P..., 1892Asian mahogany tarantula
Ornithoctonus aureotibialis von Wirth & ..., 2005
Ornithoctonus costalis Joachim Schmidt, 1998
Ornithoctonus hainana (Liang & al., 1999)⇒ Haplopelma hainanum Liang & al., 1999
Orphnaecus adamsoni Salamanes, S..., 2022
Orphnaecus dichromatus Schmidt & vo..., 1992
Orphnaecus kwebaburdeos Barrion-Dupo..., 2015
Orphnaecus libmanan Acuña & Guev..., 2025
Orphnaecus mimbilisanensis Sumogat, Acu..., 2025
Orphnaecus pellitus Simon, 1892
Orphnaecus philippinus Schmidt, 1999Philippine orange tarantula
Orphnaecus tangcongvaca Acuña & Guev..., 2025
Phlogiellus aper Eugène Simon, 1891
Phlogiellus atriceps Mary Agard P..., 1897Northern jointvetch
Phlogiellus baeri Simon, 1877
Phlogiellus birulai Bariev & Log..., 2024
Phlogiellus bogadeki Nunn, West &..., 2016
Phlogiellus brevipes Tord Tamerla..., 1897
Phlogiellus bundokalbo Barrion & Li..., 1995Crown of Thorns Starfish
Phlogiellus daweiensis Sivayyapram ..., 2020
Phlogiellus inermis Ausserer, 1871The Singapore
Phlogiellus insulanus Hirst, 1909
Phlogiellus insulanus borneoensis Schmidt, 2015
Phlogiellus insularis Simon, 1877
Phlogiellus jiaxiangi Lin & Li, 2021
Phlogiellus johnreylazoi Nunn, West &..., 2016
Phlogiellus khampheng Sriranan, So..., 2025
Phlogiellus kwebaburdeos Barrion-Dupo..., 2015
Phlogiellus longipalpus Chomphuphuan..., 2017
Phlogiellus moniqueverdezae Nunn, West &..., 2016
Phlogiellus mutus Giltay, 1935
Phlogiellus obscurus Hirst, 1909
Phlogiellus ornatus Tord Tamerla..., 1897
Phlogiellus orophilus Thorell, 1897
Phlogiellus pelidnus Nunn, West &..., 2016
Phlogiellus quanyui Lin, Li & Chen, 2021
Phlogiellus raveni Sivayyapram ..., 2020
Phlogiellus subarmatus Tord Tamerla..., 1891
Phlogiellus subinermis Giltay, 1934
Phlogiellus watasei Kishida, 1920
Phlogiellus xinping Zhu & Zhang, 2008
Phormingochilus arboricola Schmidt & Ba..., 2015
Phormingochilus carpenteri Smith & Jacobi, 2015
Phormingochilus everetti Mary Agard P..., 1895
Phormingochilus fuchsi Embrik Strand, 1906
Phormingochilus hatihati Müller, Fard..., 2024
Phormingochilus kirki Smith & Jacobi, 2015
Phormingochilus pennellhewletti Smith & Jacobi, 2015
Phormingochilus pennellhewlettorum Smith & Jacobi, 2015
Phormingochilus tigrinus Mary Agard P..., 1895
Psalmopoeus cambridgei Pocock, 1895Trinidad Chevron Tarantuala
Psednocnemis brachyramosa West & Nunn, 2010
Psednocnemis davidgohi West, Nunn &..., 2012
Psednocnemis gnathospina West & Nunn, 2010
Psednocnemis imbellis Simon, 1891
Psednocnemis jeremyhuffi West & Nunn, 2010
Selenobrachys philippinus (Schmidt, 1899)⇒ Orphnaecus philippinus Schmidt, 1999
Selenobrachys ustromsupasius Acuña, Dumbr..., 2025
Selenocosmia anubis Yu, S. Y. Zh..., 2021
Selenocosmia arndsti Joachim Schm..., 1991New Guinean Rusty Black Femur
Selenocosmia aruana Embrik Strand, 1911Aru Island Rusty Black
Selenocosmia barensteinerae Schmidt, 2010
Selenocosmia compta Wladislaus K..., 1911
Selenocosmia deliana Embrik Strand, 1913
Selenocosmia effera Eugène Simon, 1891Moluccan Spice Islands Gray
Selenocosmia fuliginea Tord Tamerla..., 1895
Selenocosmia hasselti Eugène Simon, 1891
Selenocosmia hirtipes Embrik Strand, 1913
Selenocosmia honesta Arthur Stanl..., 1909
Selenocosmia imbellis Eugène Simon, 1891
Selenocosmia insignis Eugène Simon, 1890
Selenocosmia insulana Arthur Stanl..., 1909
Selenocosmia javanensis Charles Atha..., 1837Javan yellowknee tarantula
Selenocosmia javanensis brachyplectra Kulczynski, 1908
Selenocosmia javanensis dolichoplectra Kulczynski, 1908
Selenocosmia javanensis fulva Kulczynski, 1908
Selenocosmia javanensis sumatrana Strand, 1907
Selenocosmia jiafu Zhu & Zhang, 2008
Selenocosmia kovariki Joachim Schm..., 1995
Selenocosmia lanceolata Henry Rought..., 1914
Selenocosmia lanipes Ausserer, 1875New Guinea brown tarantula
Selenocosmia longiembola Yu, S. Y. Zh..., 2021
Selenocosmia lyra Strand, 1913
Selenocosmia mittmannae Barensteiner..., 2005
Selenocosmia obscura Arthur Stanl..., 1909
Selenocosmia orophila Tord Tamerla..., 1897
Selenocosmia peerboomi Joachim Schmidt, 1999Filipino Gray Leg
Selenocosmia qiani Yu, S. Y. Zh..., 2021
Selenocosmia raciborskii Wladislaus K..., 1908Annual buckwheat
Selenocosmia samarae Giltay, 1935Filipino Samar Rusty Cave Spider
Selenocosmia similis Wladislaus K..., 1911
Selenocosmia strubelli Embrik Strand, 1913
Selenocosmia tahanensis Abraham, 1924
Selenocosmia xinhuaensis Zhu & Zhang, 2008
Selenocosmia zhangzhengi Lin, 2022
Taksinus bambus Songsangchot..., 2022
Yamia bundokalbo (Barrion & Li..., 1995)⇒ Phlogiellus bundokalbo Barrion & Li..., 1995
Yamia muta (Giltay, 1935)⇒ Phlogiellus mutus Giltay, 1935
Yamia watasei (Kyukichi Kis..., 1920)⇒ Phlogiellus watasei Kishida, 1920

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHarpactirinae
Pocock, 1897
Baboon spiders
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrnithoctoninae
Pocock, 1895
Earth tiger tarantulas, Earth tigers
6
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsalmopoeinae
Samm & Schmidt, 2010
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySelenocosmiinae
Simon, 1892
8
106
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