Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids | 172
629
1333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
| 144
524
1085 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
| 54
329
777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders | 51
324
769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders | 3
10
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
| 1
6
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
| 1
6
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
6 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Kenya
11 Species | Citharischius crawshayi (Karsch, 1885) | ⇒ Pelinobius muticus Karsch, 1885 | | Eucratoscelus constrictus Gerstäcker, 1873 | | | Eucratoscelus pachypus Joachim Schm..., 1990 | | | Pelinobius muticus Karsch, 1885 | King Baboon Spider | | Phoneyusa bettoni (Karsch, 1885) | ⇒ Pelinobius muticus Karsch, 1885 | | Phoneyusa gregori (Karsch, 1885) | ⇒ Pelinobius muticus Karsch, 1885 | | Pterinochilus alluaudi Lucien Berland, 1914 | | | Pterinochilus andrewsmithi Gallon, 2009 | | | Pterinochilus chordatus Gerstäcker, 1873 | Kilimanjaro Mustard Baboon | | Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897 | Mombasa Baboon Spider | | Pterinochilus raygabrieli Gallon, 2009 | |
Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Kenya
Links, sources and further information Theraphosidae at biodiversity.org.au
Theraphosidae at gbif.org
Theraphosidae at irmng.org
Theraphosidae at itis.gov
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