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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Hispaniola (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
39
146
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
35
137
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
34
136
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
136
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
2
6
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
2
6
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
4
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hispaniola
4 Genera with 10 Species
Citharacanthus Pocock, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Phormictopus Pocock, 19176SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hispaniola
10 Species
Citharacanthus spinicrus Latreille, 1819
Cyrtopholis agilis Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Cyrtopholis cursor Ausserer, 1875
Holothele sericea Eugène Simon, 1903
Phormictopus atrichomatus Joachim Schmidt, 1991Red Island Birdeating tarantula
Phormictopus cancerides Latreille, 1806Haitian brown tarantula
Phormictopus cubensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Phormictopus meloderma (Chamberlin, 1917)⇒ Phormictopus melodermus Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Phormictopus melodermus Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Phormictopus platus Ralph Vary C..., 1917

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Hispaniola
SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
3
9
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