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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Mato Grosso (West Central Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
78
184
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
63
163
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
37
130
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
35
128
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
6
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mato Grosso
3 Genera with 3 Species
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Proshapalopus Mello-Leitao, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mato Grosso
3 Species
Acanthoscurria geniculata C. L. Koch, 1841Brazilian Giant Whiteknee Tarantula
Acanthoscurria juruenicola Mello-Leitao, 1923
Proshapalopus amazonicus Bertani, 2001

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Mato Grosso
SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
2
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