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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
278
1388
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
233
1164
4582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
72
649
3228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
642
3209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
9
18
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
4
11
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
7
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
7
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
7 Genera with 20 Species
Aphonopelma Pocock, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopelma Ausserer, 20149SpeciesTaxom
Cratorrhagus Simon, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 20204SpeciesTaxom
Monocentropus Pocock, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Satyrex Zamani & von..., 19032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
20 Species
Aphonopelma armada Ralph Vary C..., 1940Pallid mountainsnail
Avicularia arabica Embrik Strand, 1908
Chaetopelma adenense (Simon, 1890)⇒ Ischnocolus jickelii Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Chaetopelma aegyptiacum (Smith, 1990)⇒ Chaetopelma olivaceum C. L. Koch, 1841
Chaetopelma altugkadirorum Richard C. G..., 2012
Chaetopelma concolor Eugène Simon, 1873
Chaetopelma gracile (Ausserer, 1871)⇒ Chaetopelma olivaceum C. L. Koch, 1841
Chaetopelma karlamani Vollmer, 1997
Chaetopelma olivaceum C. L. Koch, 1841Black furry
Chaetopelma persianum Zamani & West, 2023
Chaetopelma turkesi Topçu & Demi..., 2014
Cratorrhagus concolor (Simon, 1873)⇒ Chaetopelma concolor Eugène Simon, 1873
Ischnocolus ignoratus Guadanucci &..., 2014
Ischnocolus jickelii Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Ischnocolus meron Zonstein, 2023
Ischnocolus vanandelae Montemor, We..., 2020
Monocentropus balfouri Mary Agard P..., 1897Northern jointvetch
Monocentropus longimanus Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Satyrex ferox Zamani, von ..., 2025
Satyrex longimanus Pocock, 1903

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEumenophorinae
Pocock, 1897
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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