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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
195
708
1809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
175
657
1622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
67
422
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
415
1120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
5
13
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
3
8
20
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 Madagascar
4 Genera with 4 Species
Avicularia Lamarck, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Encyocrates Simon, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Monocentropus Pocock, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Phoneyusa Karsch, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
4 Species
Avicularia longitarsis Audouin, 1832
Encyocrates raffrayi Eugène Simon, 1892
Monocentropus lambertoni Jean-Louis Fage, 1922
Phoneyusa bouvieri Lucien Berland, 1917

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Madagascar
SubfamilyAviculariinae
Simon, 1874
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEumenophorinae
Pocock, 1897
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Theraphosidae at biodiversity.org.au
Theraphosidae at gbif.org
Theraphosidae at irmng.org
Theraphosidae at itis.gov