Species list, Checklist of Family Theraphosidae (Bird-eating spiders) for Ghana (West Africa)

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

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	79 205 357	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Micrura Ehrenberg, 1831	65 172 313	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Megoperculata Börner, 1902	24 107 172	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Araneae Clerck, 1757 Spider, Spiders, True Spiders	23 106 171	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892 Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders	2 4 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Tuberculotae Raven, 1986	2 4 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Theraphosoidea Thorell, 1869	1 3 3	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas	3 3	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Ghana
3 Genera with 3 Species

Species list for Ghana
3 Species

Heteroscodra maculata Mary Agard P..., 1899	Ornamental baboon
Stromatopelma alicapillatum (Karsch, 1881)	⇒ Stromatopelma calceatum Johan Christ..., 1793
Stromatopelma calceatum Johan Christ..., 1793	Featherleg tarantula

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Ghana

Subfamily	Harpactirinae Pocock, 1897 Baboon spiders	1 0	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Stromatopelminae Schmidt, 1993	2 3	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