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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Malaysia (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
218
926
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
186
793
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
58
469
1228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
52
455
1200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
6
22
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
5
21
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
14
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
14
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malaysia
14 Genera with 32 Species
Birupes Gabriel & Sh..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Chilobrachys Karsch, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Citharognathus Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Coremiocnemis Simon, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Cyriopagopus Simon, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Haplopelma Simon, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Lampropelma Simon, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Lyrognathus Pocock, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Omothymus Thorell, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Phlogiellus Pocock, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Phormingochilus Pocock, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Psalmopoeus Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Psednocnemis West, Nunn &..., 20104SpeciesTaxom
Selenocosmia Ausserer, 19242SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malaysia
32 Species
Birupes simoroxigorum Gabriel & Sh..., 2019
Chilobrachys andersoni Mary Agard P..., 1895Burmese mustard tarantula
Chilobrachys annandalei Eugène Simon, 1901
Citharognathus hosei Pocock, 1895
Coremiocnemis cunicularia Simon, 1892
Coremiocnemis hoggi (West & Nunn, 2010)⇒ Psednocnemis davidgohi West, Nunn &..., 2012
Coremiocnemis obscura West & Nunn, 2010
Coremiocnemis valida (Pocock, 1895)⇒ Coremiocnemis cunicularia Simon, 1892
Cyriopagopus doriae Thorell, 1890
Cyriopagopus salangense Strand, 1907
Cyriopagopus schioedtei Tord Tamerla..., 1891Malaysian earthtiger tarantula
Cyriopagopus thorelli Eugène Simon, 1901
Haplopelma salangense Embrik Strand, 1907
Lampropelma carpenteri Smith & Jacobi, 2015
Lampropelma violaceopes Abraham, 1924Singapore blue
Lyrognathus robustus Smith, 1988
Omothymus schioedtei (Thorell, 1891)⇒ Cyriopagopus schioedtei Tord Tamerla..., 1891
Omothymus thorelli (Simon, 1901)⇒ Cyriopagopus thorelli Eugène Simon, 1901
Omothymus violaceopes Abraham, 1924
Phlogiellus inermis Ausserer, 1871The Singapore
Phlogiellus obscurus Hirst, 1909
Phlogiellus pelidnus Nunn, West &..., 2016
Phormingochilus everetti Mary Agard P..., 1895
Phormingochilus pennellhewlettorum Smith & Jacobi, 2015
Phormingochilus tigrinus Mary Agard P..., 1895
Psalmopoeus cambridgei Pocock, 1895Trinidad Chevron Tarantuala
Psednocnemis brachyramosa West & Nunn, 2010
Psednocnemis davidgohi West, Nunn &..., 2012
Psednocnemis gnathospina West & Nunn, 2010
Psednocnemis jeremyhuffi West & Nunn, 2010
Selenocosmia javanensis Charles Atha..., 1837Javan yellowknee tarantula
Selenocosmia tahanensis Abraham, 1924

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Malaysia
SubfamilyOrnithoctoninae
Pocock, 1895
Earth tiger tarantulas, Earth tigers
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsalmopoeinae
Samm & Schmidt, 2010
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySelenocosmiinae
Simon, 1892
5
12
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