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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
34
68
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
28
60
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
55
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
53
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
2
2
1
Families
Genera
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 Kandy
1 Genera with 1 Species
Poecilotheria Simon, 1895Ornamental tarantulas1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kandy
1 Species
Poecilotheria subfusca Pocock, 1895Ivory Ornamental

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Kandy
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