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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
97
345
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
81
309
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
47
246
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
43
241
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
6
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
4
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
2
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
14
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
14 Genera with 19 Species
Acanthopelma F. O. P-Camb..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Cyriocosmus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ephebopus Simon, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Eupalaestrus Pocock, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Hapalopus Ausserer, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Jambu Miglio, Pera..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Neostenotarsus Pribik & Wei..., 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pachistopelma Pocock, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Psalmopoeus Pocock, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosa Thorell, 20102SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
19 Species
Acanthopelma beccarii Caporiacco, 1947
Acanthoscurria minor Ausserer, 1871Parasitic hymenoptera
Acanthoscurria simoensi Vol, 2000
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Avicularia nigrotaeniata Mello-Leitao, 1940
Cyriocosmus elegans Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Ephebopus foliatus West & al., 2008
Eupalaestrus guyanus Eugène Simon, 1892
Hapalopus lesleyae Gabriel, 2011
Holothele longipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1875Trinidad dwarf pink tarantula
Jambu lesleyae Gabriel, 2011
Neostenotarsus guianensis Caporiacco, 1954
Pachistopelma concolor Lodovico di ..., 1947
Psalmopoeus irminia Saager, 1994Suntiger tarantula
Tapinauchenius concolor Caporiacco, 1947
Tapinauchenius latipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1875Venezuelan Ghost Tree Spider
Tapinauchenius plumipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1842Trinidad mahogany tarantula
Theraphosa blondi Latreille, 1804Goliath Bird Eating Spider
Theraphosa stirmi Rudloff & We..., 2010Stirm's Giant Tarantula

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Guyana
SubfamilyAcanthopelminae
F.O.P-Cambridge, 1897
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAviculariinae
Simon, 1874
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsalmopoeinae
Samm & Schmidt, 2010
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
6
8
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