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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
91
333
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
76
288
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
41
219
420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
39
217
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Ivory Coast
4 Genera with 4 Species
Hysterocrates Simon, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Phoneyusa Karsch, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Selenogyrus Pocock, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Stromatopelma Karsch, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ivory Coast
4 Species
Hysterocrates celerierae Smith, 1990
Phoneyusa celerierae (Smith, 1990)⇒ Hysterocrates celerierae Smith, 1990
Selenogyrus africanus Eugène Simon, 1887
Stromatopelma calceatum Johan Christ..., 1793Featherleg tarantula

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Ivory Coast
SubfamilyEumenophorinae
Pocock, 1897
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySelenogyrinae
Schmidt, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStromatopelminae
Schmidt, 1993
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