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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
105
380
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
87
330
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
46
259
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
44
256
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
8
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
5
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
6
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
6 Genera with 12 Species
Augacephalus Gallon, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Ceratogyrus Pocock, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Harpactira Ausserer, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Harpactirella Purcell, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Idiothele Hewitt, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897Usambara baboon spider1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
12 Species
Augacephalus breyeri J. Hewitt, 1919
Augacephalus ezendami Gallon, 2001Mozambique Gold Baboon
Ceratogyrus darlingi Mary Agard P..., 1897African Rear Horned Baboon
Ceratogyrus ezendami (Gallon, 2001)⇒ Augacephalus ezendami Gallon, 2001
Ceratogyrus marshalli Mary Agard P..., 1897Straight Horned Baboon
Ceratogyrus meridionalis Arthur Stanl..., 1907Malawian Gray Baboon
Ceratogyrus pillansi William Fred..., 1902
Ceratogyrus sanderi Embrik Strand, 1906Namibian Horned Baboon Tarantula
Harpactira elevata (Karsch, 1878)⇒ Poecilotheria regalis Pocock, 1899
Harpactira lyrata Eugène Simon, 1892
Idiothele nigrofulva Mary Agard P..., 1898
Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897Mombasa Baboon Spider

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Mozambique
SubfamilyHarpactirinae
Pocock, 1897
Baboon spiders
6
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