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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
78
203
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
68
184
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
32
134
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
29
130
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
1
5
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
1
5
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
5
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gabon
5 Genera with 9 Species
Heteroscodra Pocock, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Heterothele Karsch, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Myostola Simon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Phoneyusa Karsch, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Stromatopelma Karsch, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
9 Species
Heteroscodra crassipes Arthur Stanl..., 1907
Heterothele atropha Eugène Simon, 1907
Heterothele darcheni Pierre L. G...., 1966
Heterothele gabonensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858Gabon blue dwarf baboon tarantula
Myostola occidentalis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Phoneyusa buettneri Ferdinand Ka..., 1886
Phoneyusa gabonica Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Phoneyusa lesserti Dresco, 1973
Stromatopelma satanas Lucien Berland, 1917

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Gabon
SubfamilyEumenophorinae
Pocock, 1897
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStromatopelminae
Schmidt, 1993
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