Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids | 145
382
609 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
| 116
323
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
| 46
184
317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders | 42
180
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders | 4
9
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
| 2
7
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
| 1
6
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas | 6
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Leeward Islands
6 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Leeward Islands
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Avicularia avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Avicularia versicolor Walckenaer, 1837 | Antillean Pinktoe | | Caribena laeta C.L.Koch, 1842 | | | Cyrtopholis agilis Mary Agard P..., 1903 | Happy Valley talussnail | | Cyrtopholis antillana Thorell, 1894 | | | Cyrtopholis bartholomaei Latreille, 1832 | | | Cyrtopholis culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929 | | | Cyrtopholis femoralis Mary Agard P..., 1903 | Happy Valley talussnail | | Cyrtopholis flavostriata Joachim Schmidt, 1995 | | | Cyrtopholis media Ralph Vary C..., 1917 | | | Cyrtopholis montserrat Sherwood, Ga..., 2024 | | | Cyrtopholis portoricae Ralph Vary C..., 1917 | | | Holothele culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929 | | | Holothele shoemakeri Alexander Pe..., 1926 | | | Holothele sulfurensis Maréchal, 2005 | | | Nesipelma insulare Joachim Schm..., 1996 | | | Nesipelma medium Chamberlin, 1917 | |
Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
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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