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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
154
640
1616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
132
546
1394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
52
338
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
51
337
1034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
5
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
3
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
3 Genera with 4 Species
Aphonopelma Pocock, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopelma Ausserer, 20231SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 20202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
4 Species
Aphonopelma armada Ralph Vary C..., 1940Pallid mountainsnail
Chaetopelma persianum Zamani & West, 2023
Ischnocolus jickelii Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Ischnocolus vanandelae Montemor, We..., 2020

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Iran
SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
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