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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Hambantota (Southern Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
9
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
7
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
7
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
7
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Hambantota
1 Genera with 1 Species
Poecilotheria Simon, 1895Ornamental tarantulas1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hambantota
1 Species
Poecilotheria vittata Pocock, 1895Pedersen´s Ghost Ornamental

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Hambantota
SubfamilyPoecilotheriinae
Simon, 1892
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